Lab Activity 9.3
Checklist of the Biota of Tidepool Microhabitats

  Directions

Study the instructional material below. Be sure to click on each of the photographs for an enlarged view in a separate window. The larger version is necessary to complete the assignment. It opens in a separate window which can be resized by grabbing the bottom right corner and dragging it. It can also be moved by grabbing the top heading bar and dragging it. Be sure to close the extra window by using the X in IBM, or the close box in MAC when you are finished using them.

  Introduction


In this activity you will study the biota associated with tidepool microhabitats.

Top  Instruction

Print the graph below and use it to record and keep track of the species found in tidepools.

Be sure to write about what you are learning in the lab section of your notebook. You will be expected to answer questions about the lab activity during the lab self test and lab quiz. It helps to have your text and coloring books open beside you for support.

 
Supporting Information
Refer to the Assigned Readings Below:
Marine Biology Textbook none
Marine Biology Coloring Book none
 
Tidepools
Seaweeds    
Chlorophyta
 Ulva rigida  
  Valoniopsis pachynema  
Phaeophyta
 Colpomenia phaeodactyla  
  Colpomenia sinuosa  
  Colpomenia tuberculata  
  Dictyota divaricata  
  Padina mexicana  
  Sargassum johnstoni  
  Sargassum sinicola  
Rhodophyta
 Amphiroa subcylindrica  
  Laurencia johnstoni  
  Laurencia paniculata  
Invertebrates    
Porifera
 Geodia mesotriaena  
Haliclona permollis  
Leucetta losangelensis  
Tedania nigrescens  
Tethya aurantia  
Cnidaria
 Aglaophenia diegensis  
Bunodosoma californica  
Lophogorgia rigida  
Palythoa ignota  
Phyllactis cocinnata  
Porites californica  
Zoanthus danae  
Platyhelminthes
 Prosthiostomum multicelis  
Annelida-Polychaeta
 Eunice afra  
Megalomma splendida  
Thelepus nearsetosus  
Sipuncula
 Phascolosoma perlucens  
Mollusca-Pelecypoda

Arca pacifica

  
Barbatia reeveana  
Chama mexicana  
Isognomon janus  
Lima pacifica  
Lithophaga aristata  
Lithophaga spatiosa  
Modiolus capax  
Ostrea palmula  
Pinctada mazatlanica  
Mollusca-Polyplacophora
 Chiton virgulatus  
Stenoplax conspicua  
Mollusca-Gastropoda
 Acanthina angelica  
Aplysia californica  
Berthellina ilisima  
Columbella fuscata  
Diadora inaequalis  
Glossodoris sedna  
Hypselodoris californiensis  
Muricanthus nigritis  
Nerita funiculata  
Nerita scabricosta  
Serpulorbis margaritaceus  
Solenosteira macrospira  
Tridachiella diomedea  
Turbo fluctuosus  
Mollusca-Cephalopoda
 Octopus fitchi  
Arthropoda-Crustacea
 Alpheus californiensis  
Chthamalus anisopoma  
Clibanarius digueti  
Epialtus minimus  
Eriphia squamata  
Paguristes anahuacus  
Petrolisthes gracilis  
Petrolitshes hirtipes  
Pilumnus townsendi  
  Tetraclita squamosa  
Tetragrapsis jouyi  
Echinodermata
 Echinometra vanbrunti  
Eucidaris thouarsii  
  Heliaster kubinijii  
Ophiocoma aethiops  
Ophiocoma alexandri  
  Ophionereis annulata  
  Othilia tenuspina  
  Selenkothuria lubrica  
Bryozoa
 Bugula neritina  
Watersipora arcuata  
Chordata
 Aplidium sp.  
Polyclinum laxum