World Science Festival Coral Reef Deck

2012 – (See cards | Deck Info | Download | Purchase)…

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.

Brown macroalgae

Sargassum spp.
Scale 8 Diat: photosynthetic , Hierachy 1
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Chromalveolata, Heterokontophyta, Phaeophyceae

3 POINTS

• Sargassum spp. is an ALGAE and PLANKTON SPECIES.

 

cool, warm
Graphic by Emilie Clarkwww.emilieclark.com
Sargassum is a genus of brown (class Phaeophyceae) macroaldga (seaweed) in the order Fucales. Numerous species are distributed throughout the temperate and tropical oceans of the world, where they generally inhabit shallow water and coral reefs. However, the genus may be best known for its planktonic (free-floating) species. While most species within the class Phaeophyceae are predominantly cold […] read more

Brain Coral

Diploria strigosa
Scale 6 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa

6 POINTS

• Acropora millepora is a WARM WATER CORAL SPECIES.

• It is a SUSPENSION FEEDER, and must be played adjacent to at least 1 ZOOXANTHELLAE PLANKTON SPECIES

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Graphic by Nadir Balansci-ence.org
Brain coral is a common name given to corals in the family Faviidae so called due to their generally spheroid shape and grooved surface which resembles a brain. Each head of coral is formed by a colony of genetically identical polyps which secrete a hard skeleton of calcium carbonate; this makes them important coral reef builders like other stony corals in the orderScleractinia. Brain corals are […] read more

Sea Sparkle

Noctiluca scintillans
Scale 2 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
Chromalveolata, Dinoflagellata, Noctiluciphyceae

5 POINTS

Play: The bioluminescence Noctiluca scintillans is a PLANKTON that feeds off of other PLANKTON SPECIES.

Play: It must be played adjacent to at least 1 compatible PLANKTON SPECIES.

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Graphic by Joe Klocjoekloc.com
Photo by wikien.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Noctiluca_scintillans_varias.jpg
Noctiluca scintillans, commonly known as the Sea Sparkle[1], and also published as Noctiluca miliaris, is a free-living non-parasitic marine-dwelling species of dinoflagellate that exhibits bioluminescence. The bioluminescent characteristic of N. scintillans is produced by a luciferin-luciferase system located in thousands of spherically shaped organelles, or “microsources”, located throughout the cytoplasm of this single-celled protist. Nonluminescent populations within the genus Noctiluca lack these microsources. N. scintillans […] read more

Venus Sea Fan

Gorgonia flabellum
Scale 6 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa

6 POINTS

• Gorgonia flabellum is a WARM WATER CORAL SPECIES.

• It is a SUSPENSION FEEDER, and must be played adjacent to at least 1 ZOOXANTHELLAE PLANKTON SPECIES.

 

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Graphic by Joe Klocjoekloc.com
Gorgonia flabellum, also known as the Venus fan, Venus sea fan, Common sea fan, West Indian sea fan, and purple Gorgonian seafan, is a species of seafan, a sessile colonial cnidarian.[1] (From Wikipedia, May 31st, 2012) read more

Great Star Coral

Monastrea cavernosa
Scale 7 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa

6 POINTS

• Monastrea cavernosa is a WARM WATER CORAL SPECIES.

• It is a SUSPENSION FEEDER, and must be played adjacent to at least 1 ZOOXANTHELLAE PLANKTON SPECIES.

 

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Graphic by Jenny Mörtsellwww.jennysportfolio.com
The Great star coral (Montastraea cavernosa) is a colonial stony coral found in the Caribbean seas. It forms into massive boulders and sometimes develops into plates. Its polyps are the size of a human thumb and fully extend at night.[1] Great star coral colonies form massive boulders and domes over 5 feet (1.5 m) in diameter in waters of […] read more

Staghorn Coral

Acropora millepora
Scale 7 Diat: carbon-macromolecules , Hierachy 2
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Animalia, Cnidaria, Anthozoa

6 POINTS

• Acropora millepora is a WARM WATER CORAL SPECIES.

• It is a SUSPENSION FEEDER, and must be played adjacent to at least 1 ZOOXANTHELLAE PLANKTON SPECIES

 

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Graphic by Emilie Clarkwww.emilieclark.com
The staghorn coral (Acropora cervicornis) is a branching, stony coral with cylindrical branches ranging from a few centimetres to over two metres in length and height. It occurs in back reef and fore reef environments from 0 to 30 metres (0 to 98 ft) depth. The upper limit is defined by wave forces, and the lower limit is […] read more