Temperate+Rain+Forest+Facts

= The 6 Kingdoms of the Temperate Rainforest =

= ﻿﻿﻿﻿Monera = = Monera are single celled organisms that have no nucleus. =

== =Bracteacoccus minor﻿=

Cyano Cocci shape This bacteria occurs in New Zealand, and is found in glucose.

=Lyngbya aestuarii= Cyano Bacili shape Located in Chile, in the temperate rainforest, and is found in fresh water puddles.

= Protist =

[[image:phalacroma_180.jpg width="314" height="236" align="right" caption="Gymnodinium rotundatum doesn't have a common name."]] //Gymnodinium rotundatum//
Gymnodinium rotundatum is a Protozoan. Protozoans are "animal like", they have no cell walls, and have no chlorophyll. This Protist is found in the rivers in the Temperate Rainforests of New Zealand.

=﻿Ulva linza= Ulva Linza is a green algae of the Protista kingdom. Algae is always plant like, has cell walls, and contains chlorophyll. It grows on the rocks of the temperate rainforest in New Zealand and Alaska, U.S.A.

= Fungi Kingdom = = ﻿Fungi are multicellular, contain no chlorophyll, and they absorb nutrients. =

Basidiomycota﻿[[image:Ganoderma_tsugae.jpg width="321" height="268" align="right" caption="This is Hemlock varnish shelf growing on a tree trunk"]]
Basidiomycota is club shaped and has closely packed together filaments. //﻿Ganoderma tsugae// Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Ganodermataceae Genus: //Ganoderma// species: //tsugae// Ganoderma tsugae is also known as Hemlock varnish shelf and grows on the trunks of trees.

//Caulorhiza umbonata// Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Agaricales Family: Tricholomataceae Genus: //Caulorhiza// species: //umbonata// //Caulorhiza umbonata// grows above soil, almost always under redwood trees. Common name: Redwood Rooter

=Ascomy﻿cota= Ascomycota i﻿s a cup-shaped fungi. //Pseudocyphellaria neglecta// Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes Order: Peltigerales Family: Lobariaceae Genus: //Pseudocyphellaria// Species: //neglecta// //Psuedocyphellaria neglecta// grows on rocks, bark, and dead wood in Australia, New Zealand, and South America. Common name: N/A

=Chytridiomycota= Chytridiomycota fungi live in both water and soil. //Rhizophlyctis rosea// Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Chytridiomycota Class: Chytridiomycetes Order: Spizellomycetales Family: Spizellomycetaceae Genus: //Rhizophlyctis// speices: //rosea// //Rhizophlyctis rosea// is found in southern Australia and New Zealand. It lives in the soil. Common Name: N/A

= ﻿Plants = = Plants are multi-celled, have cell walls, contain chlorophyll, and their Phyla are usually referred to as Divisions. = =// ﻿ // Pinophyta = Pinophyta reproduce with cones or seeds outside of the plant, have no fruit and are evergreen. // Sequoia sempervirens // Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Cupressaceae Genus: //Sequoia// species: //sempervirens// California Redwood grow in the soil of the redwood forest stretching from Northern California to Alaska.

=Pinophyta= Pinophyta reproduce with cones or seeds outside of the plant, have no fruit and are evergreen. //Agathis australis// Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pinophyta Class: Pinopsida Order: Pinales Family: Araucariaceae Genus: //Agathis// species: //australis// This enormous tree is native to China, England, Germany, New Zealand, and Russia.

Bryophyta[[image:Targionia_hypophylla.jpg width="325" height="308" align="right" caption="These are liverworts."]]
This division of nonvascular plants are most commonly known to be the division in which mosses and liverworts dwell, and are very short. Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Marchantiophyta Order: Marchantiales Family: Targioniaceae Genus: //Targionia// species: //hypophylla// //Targionia hypophylla// are found almost everywhere on the terrestrial planet in the soil, including British Columbia, northern California, Chile, and New Zealand.

//Hypopterygium rotulatum// Common name: Umbrella moss Kingdom: Plantae Division: Bryophyta Class: Bryopsida Order: Hookeriales Family: Hookeriaceae Genus: //Hypopterygium// species: //rotulatum// Umbrella moss can grow on either rock, soil, or wood and is found in the temperate rainforest of the southern hemisphere in New Zealand.

=Magnoliophyta= These vascular plants bear fowers or fruit Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Asparagales Family: Amaryllidaceae Genus: //Acis// species: //autumnalis// //Acis// //autumnalis// is a white flower native to the temperate rainforests of New Zealand and in Spain and Portrugal.



Magnoliospida
// Abelia x grandiflori // Common name: Glossy Abelia Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliospida Order: Dipsacales Family: Caprifoliaceae Genus: //Abelia// species: //grandiflori// Glossy Abelia grow in the soil of the temperate rainforest of British Columbia, Canada.

Liliopsida[[image:milkmaidsorrell20090321.jpg width="340" height="234" align="right" caption="Milkmaids flower photographed in the redwood forest."]]
//Burchardia umbellata// Common name: Milkmaids flower Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Liliales Family: Colchicaceae Genus: //Burchardia// species: //umbellata// Milkmaids flower grow mostly in Australia; but are also very common in the redwood forest.

=﻿= =Polypodiophyta= =These are ferns that have fronds with spores on the underside of the frond.=

Filicopsida
//Polystichum acrostichoides// Kingdom: Plantae Division: Polypodiophyta Class: Filicopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Dryopteridaceae Genus: //Polystichum// species: //acrostichoides// This fern grows in the soil temperate rainforest of British Columbia, Canada.

=Equisetophyta= Plants with several needle-like leaves radiationg out on all sides from the stem, most notably horsetails. //Equisetum// //Sylvaticum// Kingdom: Plantae Division: Equisetophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae Genus//: Equisetum// Species: //Sylvaticum// //Equisetum// //Sylvaticum// lives in the Pacific Northwest of North America.

=Pteridophyta= Pteridophyta are ferns that do not have flowers and contain whisk ferns. //Athyrium filix-femina// Kingdom: Plantae Division: Pteridophyta Class: Filicopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Dryopteridaceae Genus: //Athyrium// species: //felix-femina// This fern grows in the soil in the temperate rainforest of New Zealand and Washington,U.S.A.

=Lycopodiophyta= Lycopodiophtae are primitive, ancient plants typified by clubmosses and spikemosses. //Selaginella oregana// Kingdom: Plantae Division: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Selaginellales Family: Selaginellaceae Genus: //Selaginella// Species: //oregana// //Selaginella oregana// can be found growing in the Pacific Northwest coast of North America.

=Gnetopsida= Gnetopsida are gymnosperms with primitive flowers.

Kingdom: Plantae Division: Gnetophyta Class: Gnetopsida Order: Ephedrales Family: Ephedraceae Genus: //Ephedra// Species: f//rustillata//

//Ephedra f////rustillata// is found in Chile.

= Animal Kingdom = = Animals are multi-celled and digest their food inside their bodies. = =Arthropoda=

Arthropods are by far the largest animal group, consisting of insects and spiders. They have multiple body segments, jointed appendages, and exoskeletons.
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Anthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Diptera Family: Culicidae Genus: //Aedes// Species: //albopictus//

//Aedes// //albopictus// in California, among other places.

=Annelida=

Segmented worms, as these are known, have one opening for food, one for waste, a simple nervous system, and 5 "hearts."
Common name: N/A Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Polychaeta Order: Aciculata <span style="font-size: 12px; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">Family: Eunicidae Genus: //Euince// Species: //aphroditoi// //Eunice aphroditois// inhabits the rich soils of British Columbia.

Mollusks are soft bodied, have no bones, have a well developed organ system, and some have hard outer shells.
//Ariolimax dolichophallus// Common name: Slender banana slug Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda Order: Stylommatophora Family: Arionidae Genus: //Ariolimax// species: //dolichophallus// Slender banana slugs live on the forest floor of the redwood forest in northern California.

Flatworms
===﻿Flatworms are parasites that have one opening for food or waste and have a very simple nervous system.===

//Arthurdendyus triangulatus// Common name: New Zealand flatworm Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Platyhelminthes Class: Turbellaria Order: Tricladida Family: Geoplanidea Genus: //Arthurdendyus// species: //triangulatus// New Zealand flatworms live in New Zealand and slid their way around the forest floor.

Roundworms
===﻿Some roundworms are parasites, the others live in either water or soil. they have one opening for food and another for waste, and they have a straight digestive tube=== //Baylisascaris// //procyonis// Common name: N/A Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nemata Class: Secernentea Order: Ascaridida Family: Ascarididae Genus: //Baylisascaris// species: //procyonis// //Baylisascaris procyonis// are found in the small intestines of any type of raccoon.

=Velvet Worms=

Velvet worms are a little-known phyla of segmented, caterpillar-like organisms that live almost exclusively in temperate and tropical rainforests.
//Peripatoides suteri//

Common name: N/A Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Onychophora Class: Unassigned Order: Unassigned Family: Peripatopsidae Genus: //Peripatoides// species: //suteri//

//Peripatoides suteri// is found in New Zealand.

=Mammals=

Mammals are highly intelligent animals with an extraordinarily well-developed nervous system.
//Ornithorhynchus atanius// Common name: Duck-billed Platypus Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Monotremata Family: Ornithorhynchidae Genus: <span style="border-collapse: collapse; font-family: Verdana,Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: 11px; line-height: 16px;">//<span style="background-clip: initial; background-color: transparent; background-origin: initial; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; font-size: 11px; margin: 0px; outline-width: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px; vertical-align: baseline;">Ornithorhynchus // species: //atanius// <span style="font-style: normal; margin: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-top: 0px;">//Ornithorhynchus atanius// is found in Australia.

Birds
===﻿Birds have hollow bones, enlarged lungs, they lay eggs, have scaly legs and the rest o the body is feathers, they have clawed toes and are endotherms.===

//Strix occidentalis caurina// Common name: Northern spotted owl Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Strigitormes Family: Strigidae Genus: //Strix// species: //occidentalis caurina// The Northern spotted owl lives up in the tress of the temperate rainforest of Washington, California, and Oregon, U.S.A

=﻿Amphibians=

Amphibians spend part of their life underwater with gills, and upon maturing they grow lungs and live on land. They lay eggs, have smooth skin, and are ectotherms.
//Cryptobranchus alleganiensis// Common name: Eastern Hellbender Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Caudata Family: Cryptobranchidae Genus: //Cryptobranchus// species: //alleganiensis// //Cryptobranchus alleganiensis// lives in Washington and Oregon, as well as throughout the Continental United States.

Reptiles
===﻿Reptiles, usually, have pairs of legs, they lay eggs, are covered by plates of scales, have lungs, and are ectotherms.===

//Thamnophis elegans// Common name: Western Terrestrial Garter Snake Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Colubridae Genus: //Thamnophis// species: //elegans// The Western Terrestrial Garter Snake slithers along the ground of the redwood forest in Northwest North America.

Bony fish have gills, skeleton bones, two pairs of fins, lay eggs, and are ectotherms.
//Oncorhynchus kisutch// Common name: Coho Salmon Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Actinopterygii Order: Salmoniformes Family: Salmonidae Genus: //Oncorhynchus// species: //kisutch// The Coho Salmon lives in the Noyo River in northern California.

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