Coastal Flora and Fauna

Kingdom Prokaryotae (Cyanobacteria--blue-green algae)

Kingdom Protista (protozoa, slime molds, water molds, algae)

Division Dinoflagellatadinoflagellates

Division Bacillariophytadiatoms

Division Chlorophyta (Green Algae)

* 2. Enteromorpha intestinalis enteromorpha

3. Ulva lactuca sea lettuce

Division Phaeophyta (Brown Algae)

* 4. Laminaria saccharina laminaria

* 5. Alaria esculenta alaria

6. Fucus spp. bladder wrack (3 species)

7. Ascophyllum nodosum knotted wrack

Division Rhodophyta (Red Algae)

* 8. Chondrus crispus Irish moss

* 9. Mastocarpus stellata Mastocarpus (gigartina)

10. Lithothamnion sp. pink rock encrusting algae

*11. Polysiphonia lanosa polysiphonia

Class Conopsida

Order Pinales

23. Picea glauca white spruce

*27. Pinus rigida pitch pine

Division Magnoliophyta (Spermatophyta - flowering plants)

Order Graminales (grasses and sedges)

*33. Spartina alterniflora cordgrass

*34. Spartina patens salt hay

35. Ammophila breviligulata American beachgrass

35. Distichlis spicata seashore saltgrass

35. Juncus gerardi black grass

Class Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledonae)

Order Papaverales

Cakile edentula sea rocket

Order Myricales

59. Myrica pensylvanica bayberry

Order Violales

Hudsonia tomentosa false heather

Order Caryophyllales

60. Salicornia bigelovii glasswort

61. Suaeda maritima sea blite

Order Primulales

71. Limonium nashii seaside lavender

Order Ericales (includes Heath Family (Ericaceae))*

79. Vaccinium corymbosum blueberry

Order Rosales

84. Rosa rugosa Rugosa rose

85. Rosa virgianianaVirginia rose

Lathyrus japonicusbeach pea

Prunus maritima beach plum

Order Asterales (includes Daisy or Sunflower Family (Compositae))*

100. Solidago spp. golden rod

Aster spp.aster

Class Bivalvia (Pelecypoda)

Order Mytiloida

101. Mytilus edulis blue mussel

Order Myoida

102. Mya arenaria soft-shell (steamer) clam

Class Gastropoda

Order Archeogastropoda

103. Acmaea testudinalis Atlantic plate limpet

Order Mesogastropoda

*104. Littorina littorea common periwinkle

105. Littorina saxatilis rough periwinkle

106. Littorina obtusata smooth periwinkle

Order Neogastropoda

107. Nucella lapillus dog whelk (dogwinkle)

* Class Copepoda

Order Calanoida

113. copepods

Class Cirripedia

Order Thoracica

114. Semibalanus balanoides acorn barnacle

Class Malacostraca

Order Isopoda

115. isopods

Order Amphipoda

116. amphipodsscuds

Order Decapoda

117. Homarus americanus American lobster

118. Carcinus maenas green crab

119. Cancer spp. rock crab

120. Pagurus spp. hermit crab

Class Echinoidea

Order Echinoida

137. Strongylocentrotus droebachiensis green sea urchin
(longest scientific name?)

Class Asteroidea

Order Forcipulatida

138. Asterias forbesi sea star

Class Ascidiacea

Order Phlebobranchiata

139. tunicates or sea squirts

Class Aves

Order Gaviiformes

151. Gavia immercommon loon

Order Pelecaniformes

Phalacrocorax auritusdouble-crested comorant

Order Ciconiiformes

152. Ardea herodias great blue heron

Order Charadriiformes

153. Larus argentatus herring gull

154. Larus marinus great black-backed gull