All the biota listed below were observed on our field trips. This list is by no means a comprehensive list of the biota that could be found in each habitat. For a more complete list, check the Physical Characteristics/biology found within each habitat. The symbols on each organism's page reflect the habitats where we saw that organism.
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| Algae> Brown | Algae> Green | Algae> Red |
Arthropods:
amphipod
blue crabcommon spider crabgrass shrimpgreen crab
hermit crabhorseshoe crabJapanese shore crab
marsh fiddler crabnorthern rock barnaclerock crab
Cnidarians:
Aequorea sp.lion's mane jellyfishmoon jellyfish
Ctenophores:
common southern comb jellysea gooseberry
Echinoderms:
common sea star
Mollusks:
Atlantic dogwinkleAtlantic jacknife clambay scallopblue mussel
common & rough periwinklechanneled whelk
eastern mud whelkeastern oystergreedy dove snail
hard shell clam or quahogmarsh periwinklenorthern moon snail
northen yellow periwinkleribbed musselslippershell
softshelled clamsurf clam
Polychaetes:
common clam worm
Tunicates:
sea graperough sea squirt
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Animals > Vertebrates >
Birds:
Canada goosecommon terngreat black-backed gullgreat egret
herring gullpiping ploverred-winged black birdring-billed gull
sanderlingsnowy egret
Fish:
herringmummichogpipefishsheepshead minnowsilverside
Mammals:
common raccoonskunkwhite-tailed deer
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Plants > Terrestrial >
Dune:
beach grassbeach peadusty millernorthern bayberrypitch pine
seaside goldenrod
General coastal:
beach or wild rosepoison ivy
Wetland:
black grass or rushcommon reedglasswortsaltmeadow cordgrass
smooth or saltmarsh cordgrass
Plants > Aquatic >
Sea grasses:
eelgrass
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Algae > Brown:
Desmarestia viridisknotted wrackrock weed
Algae > Green:
Bryopsis plumosadead man's fingers
hollow green weedsea lettuce
Algae > Red:
barrel weedchenille weeddulse
Gracilaria tikyahiaeIrish mossPolysiphonia sp.purple laver
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| Animals> Invertebrates | Animals> Vertebrates | |
| Plants> Terrestrial | Plants> Aquatic | |
| Algae> Brown | Algae> Green | Algae> Red |
