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Purple Sea Urchin

Strongylocentrotus purpuratus
Scale 5 Diat: herbivore , Hierachy 2
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Play: Strongylocentrotus purpuratus has a MOVE of 1. Must be played adjacent to at least one OCEAN terrain.
Fact:
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus may live as long as 70 years.

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Graphic by Lindsay Chetekwww.lindsaychetek.com/
Strongylocentrotus purpuratus Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Echinodermata Class: Echinoidea Subclass: Euechinoidea Superorder: Echinacea Order: Echinoida Family: Strongylocentrotidae Genus: Strongylocentrotus Species: S. purpuratus Binomial name Strongylocentrotus purpuratus The purple sea urchin, Strongylocentrotus purpuratus, lives along the eastern edge of the Pacific Ocean extending from Ensenada, Mexico to British Columbia, Canada.[1] This sea urchin species is […] read more

Phytoplankton

Class: Bacillariophyceae
Scale 2 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Play: Symbiodinium spp has a MOVE of 1, and is often eaten by KRILL SPECIES.

Fact: Symbiodinium spp are also crucially dependent on minerals

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Graphic by Kyu Hwangkyuhwang.com/
Phytoplankton (English pronunciation: /ˌfaɪtoʊˈplæŋktən/) are the autotrophic component of the plankton community. The name comes from the Greek words φυτόν (phyton), meaning “plant“, and πλαγκτός (planktos), meaning “wanderer” or “drifter”.[1] Most phytoplankton are too small to be individually seen with the unaided eye. However, when present in high enough numbers, they may appear as a […] read more

Moss

Isothecium cristatum
Scale 5 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1

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Fact: Like other mosses, Isothecium cristatum does not have flowers and seeds, but reproduces using spores and spore capsules.

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Graphic by Victoria Heryetvictoriaheryet.com/
Photo by Image by: Ken-ichiwww.flickr.com/photos/ken-ichi/
  Moss “Muscinae” from Ernst Haeckel‘s Kunstformen der Natur, 1904 Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Schimp. Classes [2] Takakiopsida Sphagnopsida Andreaeopsida Andreaeobryopsida Oedipodiopsida Polytrichopsida Tetraphidopsida Bryopsida Mosses are small, soft plants that are typically 1–10 cm (0.4–4 in) tall, though some species are much larger. They commonly grow close together in clumps or mats in damp […] read more

Common Liverwort

Marchantia polymorpha
Scale 5 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Marchantia polymorpha often rapidly colonizes burnt ground after fires

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Graphic by Chelsea Cristwww.chelseacrist.com/
Marchantia polymorpha, sometimes known as the common liverwort or umbrella liverwort, is a large liverwort with a wide distribution around the world. It is variable in appearance and has several subspecies. It is dioecious, having separate male and female plants. It is a thallose liverwort which forms a rosette of flattened thalli with forked branches. […] read more

Leafy Seadragon

Phycodurus eques
Scale 5 Diat: carnivore , Hierachy 3

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Phycodurus eques has a MOVE of 1.

Phycodurus eques sucks up its prey through its long, pipe-like snout.

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Photo by Ben Etheringtonwww.flickr.com/photos/benetherington/
The leafy seadragon or Glauert’s seadragon,[1] Phycodurus eques, is a marine fish in the family Syngnathidae, which also includes the seahorses. It is the only member of the genus Phycodurus. It is found along the southern and western coasts of Australia. The name is derived from the appearance, with long leaf-like protrusions coming from all […] read more

Eastern Paradise Whydah

Vidua paradisaea
Scale 6 Diat: omnivore , Hierachy 3

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• Vidua paradisaea has a FLIGHT of 2.

Vidua paradisaea’s black tail is almost three times as long as its body.

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The Long-tailed Paradise Whydah or Eastern Paradise Whydah, Vidua paradisaea, is a small brown sparrow-like bird of Eastern Africa, from east Sudan to south Angola. During the breeding season the male molts into breeding plumage that consists of a black head and back, rusty brown breast, bright yellow nape, and buffy white abdomen with broad, […] read more