Bio 412 Marine Biology Field Guide

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The guide below is being developed as an ongoing project of the Marine Biology course at Ashland University. Each semester's class takes a three day trip to the Outer Banks of North Carolina and develops field guide entries for species seen in the field.

Contents

Plants

Distichlis spicata

Juncus roemerianus

Spartina alterniflora

Ectoprocta

Alyconidium verrilli

Cnidarians

Mnemiopsis leidyi

Mollusks

Aequipecten muscosus

Argopecten irradians

Busycon carica

Crepidula convexa

Crepidula fornicata

Dosinia elegans

Neverita duplicata

Littoraria irrorata

Arthropoda

Callinectes sapidus

Emerita talpoida

Ligia exotica

Palaemonetes sp.

Fishes

Abudefduf saxatilis

Amia calva

Epalzeorhynchos frenatus

Hippocampus erectus

Lepisosteus osseus

Odontaspis taurus

Amphibians

Ambystoma tigrinum

Turtles, lizards and snakes

Chelydra serpentina

Chrysemys picta

Nerodia sp.

Opheodrys aestivus

Birds

Ardea alba

Calidris mauri

Larus atricilla

Pandion haliaetus

Pelecanus occidentalis

Mammals

Lontra canadensis

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