Marine Life of the North Atlantic: Canada to New EnglandThis invaluable reference for biologists, divers, and aquarium enthusiasts identifies over 200 species of fishes, invertebrates and plant life. |
Contents
Coastlines | 11 |
Porifera Sponges | 30 |
Ctenophora Comb Jellies | 70 |
Annelida Polychaetes Segmented Worms | 132 |
Echinodermata Stars Urchins Cucumber | 176 |
Chorata Tunicates | 208 |
Glossary | 256 |
| 269 | |
Common terms and phrases
algae anal anemones animal appendages Arctic to Cape arms arthropods Atlantic bivalve body brown brownish bryozoans Cape Cod carapace caudal peduncle cells Clam colonies color variation comb jelly Comments common Crab crustaceans ctenophores DATE LOCATION DATE dorsal eggs elongate eyes feeds female Florida Found in sand Found on rocky gastropods green Gulf of St Habitat hard substrate head holdfast hydroids HYDROMEDUSA Identification intertidally invertebrates jellyfish Labrador lateral line length lobes LOCATION DATE LOCATION low tide low-tide line male marine medusae mollusks Moon Snail mouth Northern Nova Scotia Nudibranch orange organism oval pair pectoral periostracum Photo phylum plants polyp posterior prey purple Range reddish rocks rocky bottoms rounded Sea Star seaweeds segments shallow water shell shrimp side Similar species siphons slender soft Spicules spines sponges subtidally tapers teeth tentacles tide pools tube feet tunicate valves ventral Whelk whitish whorls width worms yellow yellowish zone
References to this book
A Practical Guide to the Marine Animals of Northeastern North America Leland W. Pollock Limited preview - 1998 |
A Guide to Field Guides: Identifying the Natural History of North America Diane Schmidt No preview available - 1999 |