River+Organisms

Welcome to the River Organisms Page! Created by Emily W. and Olivia T.

Monera Kingdom: a single celled organism with no nucleus.

(Emily) //Vibrio cholerae// Baccili//Vibrio cholerea// is found in rivers, lakes, and ponds all around the world but are most common in countries that have tropical, warm climates like Bangladash.

(Olivia) //Microcystis aeruginosa// Cocci //Microcystis aeruginosa// can be found on the surface of many lakes, ponds, reservoirs, and slow- moving rivers.

Protozoa Kingdom: a single or multi-celled organism with a nucleus, organelles, no cell wall, and no chlorophyll.

(Emily) //Stentor amethystinus// //Stentor amethystinus// uses the Cilia method to move. This protozoan is common worldwide in freshwater lakes, streams, rivers, and even terrestrial biomes.

(Olivia) //Arcella vulgaris// //Arcella vulgaris// moves using pseudopod. //Arcella vulgaris// can be found in any freshwater environments with high nutrient water.

Fungus Kingdom: a multi-celled organism that has no chlorophyll and absorb nutrients

(Olivia) **Chytridiomycota- Fungi that live in the water or soil** //Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis// Common name: Chytridiomycosis Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Chytridiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Order: Rhizophydiales Family: Not Assigned Genus: //Batrachochyrium// Species: //dendrobatidis// Location: //Batrachochyrium dendrobatidis// can be found in rivers, lakes, oceans and damp soil. It causes a skin disease, called Chytridiomycosis, to many frogs and amphibians.

(Emily) //Glomus monosporum// Common Name: N/A Kingdom:Fungi Phylum: Glomeromycota Class: Glomeromycetes Order: Glomerales Family: Glomeraceae Genus: //Glomus// Species: //monosporum// Location: These fungi are found in decaying leaf bases and usually on the roots of plants, especially on riverbanks. It can also be located away from riverbanks.
 * Glomeromycota- A type of fungi that grow on roots of plants **

(Olivia) //Savoryella aquatica// Common Name: N/A Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Sordariomycetes Order: Not Assigned Family: Not Assigned Genus: //Savoryella// Species: //aquatica// Location: //Savoryella aquatica// can be found on rotting wood near rivers and streams, especially in Australia, the Philippines, and South America.
 * Ascomycota- A sac-cup shaped fungi**

(Emily) //Mycena acicula// Common Name: Coral Spring Mycena Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Agaricomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Mycenaceae Genus: //Mycena// Species: //acicula// Location: These fungi are found solitary or in small groups along streams and riverbanks.
 * Basidiomycota- Fungi that are club-closely packed filaments **

Plant Kingdom: Multi-celled organisms with cell walls that have green chlorophyll.

(Olivia) //Hygrohypnum ochraceum// Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Hypnales Family: Amblystegiacea Genus: //Hygrohypnum// Species: //ochraceum// Location: It can be found growing attatched to rocks, in swift- flowing streams, and occasionally it grows on tree roots.
 * [[image:biomesfirst11/River_Hygrohypnum_ochraceum.jpg width="272" height="208" align="left" caption="Hygrohypnum moss"]]Bryophyta- A division of plants including mosses and liverworts. They have no water conducting tissue and grow close to the ground. **

(Olivia) //Casuarina cunninghamiana// Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Casuarinales Family: Casuarinaceae Genus: //Casuarina// Species: //cunninghamiana// Location: //Cusuarina cunninghamiana// grows in sunny, swampy areas and on the banks of rivers and streams.
 * Magnoliophyta- Plants that have covered seeds in the fruit and flowers. **

(Emily) //Diplazium palaviense// Kingdom:Plantea: Phylum: Polypodiophyta Class: Polypodiosida Order: Blechnales Family: Woodsiaceae Genus: //Diplazium// Species: //palaviense// Location: This plantea is native to Ecuador, where it is known to grow along riverbanks in very wet conditions.
 * Polypodiophyta- Ferns-fronds (leaves) with spores at the bottom **

(Olivia) **Magnoliophyta- Plants that have covered seeds in the fruits and flowers** //Vitis riparia// Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Rhamnales Family: Vitaceae Genus: //Vitis// Species: //riparia// Location: //Vitis riparia// grows well in good sun exposure. It grows along the side of roads, fence linings, forest clearings, and riverbanks.

(Olivia) //Isoetes nuttallii// Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Isoetales Family: Isoetacea Genus: //Isoetes// Species: //nuttallii// Location: Found throughout North America, Isoetes nuttallii grows in seasonal streams and other wet habitats.
 * Lycopodiophyta- Quillworts and spikemoss **

(Emily) //Conocephalum// //conicum// Kingdom:Plantea Phylum: Marchantiophyta Class: Marchantiopsida Order: Marchantiales Family: Conocephalaceae Genus: //Conocephalum// Species: //conicum// Location: This plantea is found on damp forest floors and on streams and river sides over much of the Northern Hemisphere.
 * Bryophyta- A division of plants including mosses and liverworts. They have no water conducting tissue and grow close to **
 * the ground. **

(Emily) **Magnoliophyta- Plants that have covered seeds in the fruits and flowers** //Typha domingensi// Kingdom:Plantea Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Typhales Family: Typhaceae Genus: //Typha// Species: //domingensi// Location: Southern cattails inhabit year-round streams and rivers and the edges of ponds, lakes, and freshwater marshes.

(Emily) **Anthocerotophyta- Plants that have covered seeds in the fruits and flowers** //Phaeoceros// //laevis// Kingdom:Plantea Phylum: Anthocerotophyta Class: Anthocerotopsida Order: Notothyladales Family: Notothyladaceae Genus: //Phaeoceros// Species: //laevis// Location: The hornwort lives on damp riverbanks.

(Emily) // Matteuccia struthiopteris // Kingdom:Plantea Phylum: Pteridophyta Class: Filicopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Dryopteridaceae Genus: // Matteuccia // Species: //struthiopteris// Location: The ostrich ferns form thick mats and thrive in moist flood plains with the coolness and high humidity associated with canopied streams.
 * Polypodiophyta- Ferns-fronds (leaves) with spores at the bottom **

(Olivia) **Equisetophyta- horsetails** //Equisetum pratense// Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Equisetophyta Class: Euisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus: //Equisetum// Species: //pratense// Location: Meadow Horsetail can be found in shady forests and grow closer together around streams, rivers, and ponds.



(Olivia) **Magnoliophyta- Plants that have covered seeds in the fruits and flowers** //Dulichium arundinaceum// Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Poales Family: Cyperaceae Genus: //Dulichium// Species: //arundinaceum// Location: This plant can be found in lakes, streams, and ponds in North America.

(Emily) **Bryophyta- A division of plants including mosses and liverworts. They have no water conducting tissue and grow close to the ground.** // Fontinalis hypnoides // Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Isobryales Family: Fontinalaceae Genus: //Fontinalis// Species: //hypnoides// Location: This moss is most commonly found in the midwest including Upper Michigan streams and rivers.

Animal Kingdom: Multi-celled organisms that digest food inside of their body.

**Invertebrates** (Olivia) //Pectinatella magnifica// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum:Bryozoa Class: Phylactolaemata Order: Not Assigned Family: Pectinatellidae Genus: //Pectinatella// Species: //magnifica// Location: //Pectinatella magnifica// can be found in freshwater rivers and lakes in North America.
 * Bryozoa: Two openings for food/waste, tentacles. **

(Olivia) **Cnidaria: Two layers of cells with jelly-like substance, one opening for food/waste.** //Craspedacusta sowerbyi// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Cnidaria Class: Hydrozoa Order: Limnomedusae Family: Olindiasidae Genus: //Craspedacusta// Species: //sowerbyi// Location: //Craspedacusta sowerbyi// can be found in many freshwater lakes and some rivers such as the Ohio River, Tennessee River, and the Allegheny river. They prefer still water to moving water.

(Olivia) **Mollusca: Soft body, two openings, simple organ system, some with shell.** //Alasmidonta raveneliana// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Bivalvia Order: Unionoida Family: Unionidae Genus: //Alasmidonta// Species: //raveneliana// Location: This organism can be found in shallow to medium sized creeks and rivers, particularly ones with rocky or gravelly bottoms.

(Emily) **Nematoda: Two openings, developed nervous system** //Phocanema decipiens // Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematoda Class: Secernentea Order: Ascaridida Family: Anisakidae Genus: // Phocanema // Species: //decipiens// Location: This animal is often found in the flesh of fish, especially in the belly flaps.

(Emily) **Annelida: Two openings for food/waste, circulatory system** //Specaria josinae// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Clitellata Order: Haplotaxida Family: Tubificidae Genus: // Specaria // Species: //josinae// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: This diverse family of worms is common in both running and standing waters

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;"> <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">(Emily) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Acanthocephala: Adults parasitic on vertebrates, larvae live in insects and crustaceans** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">// Corynosoma wegeneri // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Kingdom: Animalia <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Phylum: Acanthocephala <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Class: Palaeacanthocephala <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Order: Polymorphida <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Family: Polymorphidae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Genus: // Corynosoma // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Species: //wegeneri// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">Location: These organisms typically have complex life cycles, involving a number of hosts, including invertebrates, fishes, amphibians, birds, and mammals.

**Vertebrates** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Olivia) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Aves: Hollow bones, scaly legs, feathers.** //Agelaius phoeniceus// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Passeriformes Family: Icteridae Genus: //Agelaius// Species: //phoeniceus// Location: Red-winged Blackbirds can be found in a variety of places including fresh and saltwater marshes, any watercourses, or wet roadsides.

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(Olivia) **Cephalaspidomorphi: Jawless fish, skeleton of cartilage, hatch in freshwater, live in saltwater as adult, back to freshwater to lay eggs.** //Lampetra fluviatilis// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Cephalaspidomorphi Order: Petromyzontiformes Family: Petromyzontidae Genus: //Lampetra// Species: //fluviatilis// Location: They can be found in many rivers, streams, and coastal waters in Europe.

(Olivia) **Mammalia: Hairy, milk-producing, endothermic.** //Ondatra zibethicus// Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Muridae Genus: //Ondatra// Species: //zibethicus// Location: //Ondatra zibethicus// can be found in marshes and along ponds, lakes, rivers, and streams.

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">(Emily) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Actinopterygii****: Fins supported by bones, upper jaw bones slides forward when opened** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">//Sperata seenghala// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kingdom: Animalia <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phylum: Chordata <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Class: Actinopterygii <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Order: Siluriformes <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Family: Bagridae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Genus: // Sperata // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Species: //seenghala// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: They are mostly found in fresh water rivers, ditches, beels, and canals of tropical Asia, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

(Emily) // Eunectes murinus // Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Boidae Genus: //Eunectes// Species: //murinus// Location: <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">This animal dwells in the marshes, lakes, and rivers in South America, particularly around the Amazon, Orinoco, Parana and Uruguay river basins, ranging all the way from Venezuela to as far down as northern Argentina.
 * Reptillia: Ectothermic, scales, four appendages**

<span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 15px;">(Emily) <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 110%;">**Amphibia: Spend first part of life in water with gills, second part of life on land with lungs, smooth skin** <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">// Acris crepitans // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Kingdom: Animalia <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Phylum: Chordata <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Class: Amphibia <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Order: Anura <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Family: Hylidae <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Genus: // Acris // <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Species: //crepitans// <span style="font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Location: These animals prefer the edges of slow moving, permanent bodies of water.

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