World Science Festival Coral Reef Deck

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The WSF Coral Reef Deck was produced in collaboration with the 2012 World Science Festival‘s coral reef exhibit, Reefs As Never Before Seen. The exhibit premiered on May 31st, 2012, at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City. The game consists of 39 different cards, and would be considered an advanced version of the game given the less familiar complexity involved in marine ecosystems.

WSF CORAL REEF DECK

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The WSF Coral Reef Deck was produced in collaboration with the 2012 World Science Festival‘s coral reef exhibit, Reefs As Never Before Seen. The exhibit premiered on May 31st, 2012, at the American Museum of Natural History in New York City.

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RELEVANT LINKS Buy a deck Download printable cards and rules (48Mb pdf) World Science Festival Homepage Exhibit Homepage Get More Cards How To Play RELEASE DATES: Web – Free print your own: June 25, 2012 High Quality Physical Deck – 400 packs given away at WSF2012 High Quality Physical Deck – for online purchase: April […] read more

Cyanobacteria

Prochlorococcus spp.
Scale 1 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
Bacteria, Cyanobacteria, Prochlorococcaceae

2 POINTS

Play: Prochlorococcus is a PLANKTON SPECIES.

Fact: This is possibly the Earth’s most plentiful species & accounts for an estimated 20% of the oxygen in the atmosphere.

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Graphic by Derek Tanwww3.botany.ubc.ca/derek/portfolio.html
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Prochlorococcus is a genus of very small (0.6 µm) marine cyanobacteria with an unusual pigmentation (chlorophyll b). These bacteria belong to the photosynthetic picoplankton and are probably the most abundant photosynthetic organism on Earth. Microbes of the genus Prochlorococcus are among the major primary producers in the ocean, responsible for at least 20% of atmospheric oxygen.[1] Analysis of the genome sequences […] read more

Zooxanthellae

Symbiodinium spp.
Scale 2 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Chromalveolata, Dinoflagellata, Dinophyceae

3 POINTS

• ZOOXANTHELLAE is a PLANKTON SPECIES.

• ZOOXANTHELLAE must be present to play WARM WATER CORAL SPECIES (SYMBIOTIC relationship).

 

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Zooxanthellae ( /ˌzoʊ.əzænˈθɛliː/) are flagellate protozoa from the genus Symbiodinium that are golden-brown intracellular endosymbionts of various marine animals andprotozoa, especially anthozoans such as the scleractinian corals and the tropical sea anemone, Aiptasia. Zooxanthellae live in other protozoa (foraminiferans and radiolarians) and in some invertebrates. Most are autotrophs and provide the host with energy in the form of translocated reduced carbon compounds, such as glucose, glycerol, […] read more

Diatom

Chaetocerus spp.
Scale 3 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Chromalveolata, Heterokontophyta, Bacillariophyceae

3 POINTS

• Prochlorococcus spp. is a PLANKTON SPECIES.

 

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Chaetoceros is probably the largest genus of marine planktonic diatoms with approximately 400 species described. Although a large number of these descriptions are no longer valid. It is often very difficult to distinguish between different Chaetocerosspecies.[1] Several attempts have been made to restructure this large genus into subgenera and this work is still in progress[2][3]However, most of […] read more

Coralline algae

Porolithon spp.
Scale 4 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Archaeplastida, Rhodophtya, Rhodophyceae

3 POINTS

• Porolithon spp. is an ALGAE and PLANKTON SPECIES.

 

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Coralline algae are red algae in the order Corallinales. They are characterized by a thallus that is hard because of calcareousdeposits contained within the cell walls. The colors of these algae are most typically pink, or some other shade of red, but other species can be purple, yellow, blue, white or gray-green. Coralline algae play an important role in the ecology […] read more

Maiden’s Hair

Chlorodesmis fastigiata
Scale 5 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
Plantae, Chlorophyta, Bryopsidophyceae

3 POINTS

• Chlorodesmis fastigiata is an ALGAE and PLANKTON SPECIES.

• It is also OPPORTUNISTIC and may be played on top of other PLANKTON cards (discard other PLANKTON card)

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In taxonomy, Chlorodesmis is a genus of algae, specifically of the Udoteaceae.[1] Algae in this genus produce the toxic diterpene chlorodesmin to defend themselves against generalist herbivores[2] (From Wikipedia, May 31st, 2012) read more