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Moneran Kindom

Single-celled organisms with no nucleus


Pedomicrobium australium Cocci Shaped This moneran lives on desert rocks and gives them color.

//Bacillus megaterium// Bacilli Found in desert soil

= ﻿Protist Kindom = Mostly single-celled organisms with a nucleus and organelles



Algae- mostly single-celled organisms with a nucleus, chlorophyll, and cell walls //Desmococcus olivaceus// This algae lives in the desert soil



Protozoa- mostly single-celled organisms with a nucleus, no chlorophyll, and no cell wall //Giardia intestinalis// Found in humans and mammals in the desert

= ﻿Fungus Kingdom = Multi-celluler organisms with no chlorophyll that absorb nutrients from other things.

Ascomycota - Fungi shaped like a cup or sac COMMON NAME - Desert Truffle Kindom- Fungi Phylum- Ascomycota Class- Pezizomycetes Order- Pezizales Family- Terfeziaceae Genus- //Terfezia// species- //arenaria//

Ascomycota - Fungi shaped like a cup or sac

COMMON NAME - Valley Fever Kindom- Fungi Phylum- Ascomycota Class- ﻿ Euascomycetes Order- Onygenales Family- Onygenaceae Genus- // Coccidioides // species- //immitis//

Basidiomycota - fungi with a stem and a cap (club fungus)

COMMON NAME - Desert Shaggy Mane Kindom- Fungi Phylum- Basidiomycota Class- ﻿﻿ Agaricomycetes Order- Agaricales Family- Agaricaceae Genus- //Podaxis// species- //pistillaris//

Glomeromycota - Threadlike fungi with a spore on the end of them that attach onto the roots of plants

Kindom- Fungi Phylum- Glomeromycota Class- Glomeromycetes Order- Glomerales Family- Glomeraceae Genus- //Glomus// species- //mosseae//

= Plant Kingdom = Multi-celled, cell walls, chlorophyll Tracheophyta - an organism with flowers and seeds in a fruit

Common name - Tumbleweed Kindom- Plantae Division- Magnoliophyta Class- Magnoliopsida Order- Caryophyllales Family- Amaranthaceae Genus- //Amaranthus// species- //albus//

Tracheophyta - an organism with flowers and seeds in a fruit

Common name - Foothill Palo Verde Kingdom- Plantae Division- Magnoliophyta Class- Magnoliopsida Order- Fabales Family- Fabaceae Genus- //Parkinsonia// species- //microphylla//

Aphenophyta - Hollow stems with joints

Common name - Mexican Giant Horsetail Kingdom- Plantae Division- Sphenophyta Class- Equisetopsida Order- Equisetales Family- Equisetaceae Genus- //Equisetum// species- //myriochaetum//

Gymnosperm - Reproduce with cones or seeds outside of the plant, no fruit, mostly evergreen

Common name - Afghan Pine Kingdom- Plantae Division- Pinophyta Class- Pinopsida Order- Pinales Family- Pinaceae Genus- //Pinus// species- //brutia//

Bruophyta - Club mosses Common name - Tortula Moss Kingdom- Plantae Division- Bryophyta Class- Bryopsida Order- Pottiales Family- Pottiaceae Genus- //Syntrichia// Species- //ruralis//

Gymnosperm - Reproduce with cones or seeds outside of the plant, no fruit, mostly evergreen Common name - Welwitschia Kingdom- Plantae Division- Gnetophyta Class- Gnetopsida Order- Welwitschiales Family- Welwitschiaceae Genus- //Welwitschia// Species- //mirabilis//

Tracheophyta - an organism with flowers and seeds in a fruit

Kingdom- //Plantae// Division- //Magnoliophyta// Class- //Liliopsida// Order- //Poales// Family- R//estionaceae// Genus- //Lepidobolus// species- //deserti//

Gymnosperm - Reproduce with cones or seeds outside of the plant, no fruit, mostly evergreen Common Name - Sago Palm Kingdom- //Plantae// Division- //Cycadophyta// Class- //Cycadopsida// Order- //Cycadales// Family- //Cycadaceae// Genus- //Cycas// species- //revoluta//

Fern - Has fronds with spores on the bottomof them Common Name - Wisk Fern Kingdom- //Plantae// Division- //Psilophyta// Class- //Psilopsida// Order- //Psilotales// Family- //Psilotaceae// Genus- //Psilotum// species- //nudum//

Tracheophyta - an organism with flowers and seeds in a fruit

Common Name - Desert Mariposa Lily Kingdom- //Plantae// Division- //Magnoliophyta// Class- //Liliopsida// Order- //Liliales// Family- //Liliaceae// Genus- //Calochortus// species- //kennedyi//



Kindom: Plantae Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Lycopodiales Family: Lycopodiaceae Genus: Lycopodium Species: //annotinum//

= ﻿Animal Kingdom = Multi-celled, Digest food insoide body

Nemata - two openings for food/waste, developed nervous system Common Name - Round Worm Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Nemata Class: Secernentea Order: Rhabditida Family: Rhabditidae Genus: //Caenorhabditis// Species: //elegans//

Arthropods - two openings for food/waste, jointed appendages, exoskeleton Common Name - Black Widow Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Arachnida Order: Araneae Family: Theridiidae Genus: //Latrodectus// Species: //hesperus//

Gnathostomulida - one opening for food/waste, simple nervous system Common Name - No common name Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Gnathostomulida Class: Not Assigned Order: Bursovaginoidea Genus: //Austrognatharia// Species: //australis//

Platyhelminthes - one opening for food/waste, simple nervous system Common Name - no common name Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes Class: Trematoda Order: polyopisthocotylea Family: Polystomatidae Genus: //Pseudodiplorchis// Species: //americanus//

common name: earthworm Kindom: Animalia Phylum: annelida Class: Oligochaete Order: Haplotaxida Family: //Komarekionidae// Genus: //Komarekiona// Species: //eatoni//

Aves - Birds, hollow bones, feathers, lay eggs, enlarged lungs, scaly legs, clawed toes, endotherms



Common Name - King Vulture Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiforms Family: Ciconiidae Genus: //Sarcoramphus// Species: //papa//

Reptillia - live on land, two pairs of legs, lay eggs, covered by plates or scales, lungs, ectotherms Common Name - Desert Horned Lizard Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Phrynosomatidae Genus: //Phrynosoma// Species: //platyrhinos//

Actinopterygii - fins supported by bones, upper jaw bones slide forward when opened Common Name - Tiger Fish Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Characiformes Family: Alestidae Genus: //Hydrocynus// Species: //brevis//

Common Name - Kangoroo rat Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodenta Family: Heteromyidae Genus: //Dipodomys// Species: //agilis//



Common Name - Jack rabbit Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Lagomorpha Family: leporidae Genus: //Lepus// Species: //callotis//

Common Name - Red-spotted toad Kindom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Bufonidae Genus: //Anaxyrus// Species: //punctatu//

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