taxonomie

arthropoda (geleedpotigen)

Marine mammals are aquatic mammals that rely on the ocean and other marine ecosystems for their existence.

They include animals such as seals, whales, manatees, sea otters, and polar bears. They are an informal group, unified only by their reliance on marine environments for feeding.

Chilopoda

Scolopendromorpha

Scolopendridae

Scolopendra

Scolopendra gigantea (Reuzenduizendpoot)

diplopoda

• How big are dolphins?
• What do dolphins eat?
• How are dolphins different from fish?
• Where do dolphins live?

Polydesmida

Spirostreptidae

Archispirostreptus

Archispirostreptus gigas (Afrikaanse reuzenmiljoenpoot)

insecta

• Why are they called sea cows?
• Where do they live?
• How long can they stay underwater?
• Can manatees live on land?
• Do manatees sleep underwater?

orthoptera

Acrididae

Chorthippus

Chorthippus brunneus (Bruine sprinkhaan)

coleoptera

Carabidae

Loxomerus

Loxomerus nebrioides (loopkever)

lepidoptera

Nymphalidae

Vanessa

Vanessa atalanta (admiraalvlinder)

malacostaca

• How are seals and sea lions alike?
• Are seals or sea lions aggressive?
• Why are sea lions called sea lions?
• What is a group of seals called?

decapoda

crangonudae

Crangon

Crangon crangon (Gewone garnaal)

arachnida

• How big are whales?
• What do whales eat?
• How are whales different from fish?
• Where do whales live in the world?
• What are whales known for?

opiliones

Phalangiidae

Opilio

Opilio canestrinii (Hooiwagen)

araneae

araneidae

Araneus

Araneus diadematus (Kruisspin)

echinodermata

Echinoidea

Cidaroida

Cidaridae

Eucidaris

Eucidaris galapagensis (zee-egel)

asteroidea

forcipulatida

asteriidae

Asterias

Asterias rubens (Gewone zeester)

ciliophora (trilhaardiertjes)

Currently, of the approximately 12,000 extant reptile species and subspecies, only about 100 are classed as marine reptiles: extant marine reptiles include marine iguanas, sea snakes, sea turtles and saltwater crocodiles.

oligohymenophorea

Write down some interesting facts about sea turtles, like how long they live or how long can they dive, etc.

peniculida

parameciidae

Paramecium

Paramecium bursaria (Pantoffeldiertje)

amoebozoa

Marine invertebrates lack a vertebral column, and some have evolved a shell or a hard exoskeleton. Some of them can collect bacterias or even absorb harmful components. For instance, sea sponges are able to take in the excess amount of ammonium in the ocean water.

They have more than 10,000 species, name a few that are the most common.

tubulinea

amoebida

amoebidae

Amoeba

Amoeba proteus (Amoebe)

mollusca (weekdieren)

A coral reef is an underwater ecosystem characterized by reef-building corals. Reefs are formed of colonies of coral polyps held together by calcium carbonate. Most coral reefs are built from stony corals, whose polyps cluster in groups.
The 3 main types of reef are: atoll, barrier reefs, fringing reefs.

Write down their characteristics as well as the importance of the reefs

cephalopoda

• Where are fringing reefs found?
• How is it formed?
• What animals live in fringing reefs?

oegopsina

lycoteuthidae

Lycotheuthis

Lycotheuthis lorigera (Inktvis)

bivalvia (tweekleppigen)

• What is a barrier reef?
• How is it formed?
• Where are barrier reefs located?

mytilida

mytilidae

Mytilus

Mytilus edulis (mossel)

myoida

myidae

Mya

Mya arenaria (strandgaper)

gastropoda (slakken)

• How does an atoll form?
• Where are atolls found?
• Can people live on an atoll?

systellommatophora

veronicelloidea

Laevicaulis

Laevicaulis comorensis (naaktslakken)

stylommatophora

heliocoidea

Helix

Helix pomatia (huisjesslakken)

taxonomie

Marine life, sea life or ocean life, is represented by the plants, animals and other organisms that live in the saltwater of the sea or ocean, or the brackish water of coastal estuaries.

At a fundamental level, marine life affects the nature of the planet. Marine organisms produce oxygen and sequester carbon.

eukaryoten

Animalia

cnidaria

Fish are limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins living wholly in water.

actinopterygii

Species in the shark subclass have skeletons made from cartilage, not bone, and have five to seven gill slits on each side of their heads (most other fish have only one gill slit on each side), which they use to filter oxygen from the water.

Enumerate a few of the most known species of sharks:

Perciformes

Pomacentridae

Amphiprion

Amphiprion focellaris (Driebandanemoonvis)

annelida (ringwormen)

Seabirds are birds that are adapted to life within the marine environment. While seabirds vary greatly in lifestyle, behavior, and physiology, they often exhibit striking convergent evolution, as the same environmental problems and feeding niches have resulted in similar adaptations.


Name a few of bird species who live at sea or at the seaside:

clitellata

crassiclitellata

lumbricidae

Lumbricus

Lumbricus terrestris (Gewone regenworm)

porifera

demospongiae

Astrophorida

Ancorinidae

Holoxea

Holoxea collectrix (gewone spons)

chondrrichthy

selachimorpha

Sphyrnidae

Sphyrna

Sphyrna lewini (Geschulpte hamerhaai)

platyhelminthes

Cestoda

Eucestoda

Taeniidae

Taenia

Taenia saginata (Runderlintworm)

Chordata

Marine plants consist of two major types, the seagrasses, and the algae and seaweeds.

Seagrasses represent members of some of the more complex plants, while algae and seaweeds display simple forms and are often microscopic.

Gather information about marine plants:

• What do marine plants need to survive?
• What is the importance of marine algae?
• How long do aquatic plants live?

Amfibia

Anura

Ranidae

Lithobates

Lithobates sylvaticus (Boskikker)

mammalia (zoogdieren)

chiroptera

Vespertilionidae

Pipistrellus

Pipistrellus pipistrellus (gewone dwergvleermuis)

cetacea

delphinidea

Delphinus

Delphinus delphis (gewone dolfijn)

rodentia

sciuridae

Sciurus

Sciurus vulgaris (eekhoorn)

Eulipotyphla

Erinaceidae

Erinaceus

Erinaceus europaeus (egel)

primates

Hylobatidae

Hoolock

Hoolock leuconedys (Oostelijke hoelok)

Nomascus

Nomascus leucogenys (Witwanggibbon)

Tarsiidae

Carlito

Carlito syrichta (Filipijns spookdier)

Cercopithecidae

Colobus

Colobus guereza (Oostelijke franjeaap)

Macaca

Macaca mulatta (resusaap)

homindae

Homo

Homo sapiens (mens)

carnivora

felidae

Panthera

Panthera leo (leeuw)

reptilia (reptielen)

squamata

anguidae

Anguis

Anguis frailis (hazelworm)

Crocodilia

Crocodylidae

Crocodylus

Crocodylus niloticus (nijl krokodil)

aves (vogels)

Passeriformes

Troglodytidae

Troglodytes

Troglodytes troglodytes (winterkoning)

Pelecaniformes

Ardeidae

Ardea

Ardea cinerea (blauwe reiger)

struthioniformes

struthionidae

Struthio

Struthio camelus (struisvogel)

nematoda

chromadorea

ascaridida

ascarididae

Lumbricoides

Lumbricoides ascaris (Spoelworm)