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    Atlantic ancula

    Ancula gibbosa
    3 carnivore3
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    10 POINTS

    Ancula gibbosa has a MOVE of 1.

    Ancula gibbosa is a widely distributed species found all round the British Isles but usually in small numbers.

    Cool, Warm
    Image by Ernst Haeckel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haeckel

    Ancula gibbosa, common name Atlantic ancula, is a species of doridnudibranch. It is a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Goniodorididae. (From Wikipedia, November 3, 2010) – – – The body of this nudibranch is translucent white. There are up to seven orange tipped processes on each side of the gills. A pair of longer processes project forwards from the [...]

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    Steller Sea Lion

    Eumetopias jubatus
    8 carnivore3
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    9 POINTS

    Eumetopias jubatus has a MOVE of 2.

    Tourists often see Eumetopias jubatus "sun bathing" on rocks.

    Cold, Cool, Warm
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    The Steller sea lion (Eumetopias jubatus) also known as the northern sea lion, is a threatened species of sea lion in the northern Pacific. It is the sole member of the genus Eumetopias and the largest of the eared seals (Otariidae). Amongpinnipeds, it is inferior in size only to the walrus and the two elephant seals. The species is named for the naturalist Georg Wilhelm [...]

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    Crowned Doto

    Doto coronata
    4 carnivore3
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    10 POINTS

    Doto coronata has a MOVE of 1.

    Doto coronata feeds on SPECIES of hydrozoa class.

    Cold, Cool
    Image by Ernst Haeckel en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Haeckel

    The crowned doto, Doto coronata, is a species of small sea slug or nudibranch, a dendronotid nudibranch, a shell-less marine gastropod mollusc in the family Dotidae. This species is found off South Africa, in the north Atlantic Ocean and in theMediterranean Sea. (From Wikipedia.org, November 1 2010) – – – The nudibranchs called by this name are probably an aggregate species consisting of Doto species [...]

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    Buttercup Scorpion Weed

    Phacelia covillei
    5 photosynthetic1
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    Phacelia covillei has a SPREAD of 1 (requires a POLLINATOR.

    Cool, Warm
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    Phacelia (phacelia, scorpionweed, heliotrope) is a genus of about 200 species of annual or perennial herbaceous plants, native to North and South America.[1] The genus is traditionally placed at family rank with the waterleaves (Hydrophyllaceae) in the order Boraginales. The Angiosperm Phylogeny Group, recognizing that the traditional Boraginaceae and Hydrophyllaceae are paraphyletic with respect to [...]

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    Tropical Forest

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    Warm, Hot

    Tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests (TSMF), also known as tropical moist forests, are a tropical and subtropical forest biome. Tropical and subtropical forest regions with lower rainfall are home to tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests. Temperate rain forests also occur in certain humid temperate coastal regions. The biome includes several types of forests: [...]

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    Bacillus subtilis

    Bacillus subtilis
    2 carbon-macromolecules1
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    Bacillus subtilishas a SPREAD of 1.


    Bacillus subtilis is a PARASITE of any SPECIES card (except those under water).

    Cold, Cool, Warm, Hot
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    Bacillus subtilis, known also as the hay bacillus or grass bacillus, is a Gram-positive, catalase-positive bacterium commonly found in soil.[3] A member of the genus Bacillus, B. subtilis is rod-shaped, and has the ability to form a tough, protective endospore, allowing the organism to tolerate extreme environmental conditions. Unlike several other well-known species, B. subtilis [...]

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