Heart Cockle

Clinocardium Nuttalii

Common names: Nuttalli's cockle, basket cockle, heart cockle 

Descriptions: Radial ribs,2 adductor muscle scars of nearly equal size. Has more than 30 ribs covering the entire valve. Hight up to 14 cm but usually less than 5 cm.

Radial symmetry 

Taxonomy

Kingdom: Animalia 

Subkingdom: Bilateria 

Phylum: Molosca 

Class: Bilivra

Order: Veneroida

Family: Carloidea

Genus: Clinocardium 

Species: Clinocasdium nottallii 

Ecology

Relationship- Starfish ripping apart clams and eating it 

Interesting facts- pumps 2.51 litres of water per gram body weight. Cockle jumps away what predator is attacking  

Eel

 Eel

Common Name: American Eel

Description: Shape and size - They have elongated shaped bodies and are 6-12cm in length.
Symmetry: Bilateral
Skeleton: Endoskeleton
Features: They have pointed heads and their dorsal fins are usually continuous up to their anal fins. Their scales are thin and soft.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii           
Order: Anguilliformes
Family: Anguillidae
Genus: Anguilla
Species: Eel

Ecology: Relationships with other organisms - Eels fear predation from predatory fish and eels prey on glass eels.  

Bryozoa

Bryozoa

Common Name: Moss Animals

Description: Shape and size - Can range from 0.5mm to meters in size. They have an irregular shape and are able to form colonies.
Features: Some encrust rocky surfaces, shells,or algae. A few to many million Bryozoas can form a colony.

Taxonomy: 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Bryozoa

Ecology: Relationships with other organisms - Bryozoas can serve as a home to other bacterias. They are also filter feeders. They can also form a big enough colony to clog industrial water intakes, and grow on the bottom of ships.

Cling Fish

Cling Fish

Common Name: Fish

Description: Shape and size - These fish are small and are usually less than 6cm in length. They have flattened heads with tapering bodies.
Symmetry - Bilateral
Skeleton - Endoskeleton
Features - Their skin is smooth and scaleless. They also have a protective layer of mucus and have single dorsal fins.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Gobiesociformes      
Family: Gobiesocidae
Genus: Lepadogaster
Species: L.Lepadogaster

Ecology: Relationship with other organisms - They reduce predation from other organisms by attaching themselves to the rock walls of the ocean floor. 
Special Features - Their flattened bodies help reduce the drag of water and being dragged back into the sea.

Seaweed

Seaweed (Rhodophyta)

Common Names: Red algae

Description: Shape and size - It has an irregular shape and is generally flat. They can be from 6-10 inches long.

Features - They are red and brownish in colour.

Taxonomy:
Kingdom: Archaeplastida
Phylum:Cyanidiophyta
Class: Cyanidiophyceae
Order: Rhodellales                


Ecology: Relationship to other organisms - Seaweed provide shelter for small animals so they can hide from predators. Seaweed is also eaten by snails, fish and crabs.

Osprey

Osprey

Common Name: Hawk

Description: Shape and size - This is a large raptor. Its size would be between 60cm - 180cm in length. 

Skeleton- Endoskeleton

Symmetry- Bilateral

Features- Ospreys have a white head with a dark mask across the yes, reaching to the sides of the neck. They also have a short tail and long narrow wings with four long finger-like feathers. 

Taxonomy: 
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Aves                      
Order: Falconiformes            
Family: Pandionidae
Genus: Pandian
Species: P.haliaetus

Ecology: Relationship to other organisms- Ospreys have a predator-prey relationship with fish. They have an impact on the fish population due to this. Ospreys also host to many different species of parasites, including feather mites.

Dungeness Crab

Dungeness Crab

Common Names: Crab and Magister

Description: Shape and size - Typically grows up to 20cm in. They have a wide, long and hard shell.  

Skeleton - Exoskeleton

Symmetry - Bilateral

Features -  These crabs have 5 pairs of legs. They also use small appendages to pass the food particles into its mouth. The digestive system of this crab is called a "gastric mill", which is a collection of tooth-like structures.

Taxonomy: 

Kingdom: Animalia 

Phylum: Athropoda

Class: Malacostraca

Order: Decapoda 

Family: Cancridae

Genus: Metacarcinus

Species: M.Magister

Ecology: Relationship to other organisms- Dungeness Crabs and eel grass's relationship would be predator-prey.

Special Features- These crabs have a flap near their abdomen which allows them to protect their eggs by carrying them in the flap. These crabs have a strong nurturing instinct.