Taiga+Facts

= **Taiga Facts Page! ** =

=**__ Kingdom Monera __** =

If you were to categorize organisms in the Kingdom Monera, some of the characteristics of them would be that they have a prokaryotic cell organization, which means they have no nucleus. Another characteristic of this kingdom is that the organisms are single-celled. The organisms in this kingdom either produce food, or "hunt" food.

= **__Heterotrophic Bacteria__** = A type of Monera in the taiga is bacteria, Soil bacteria, and heterotrophic bacteria, are among the many bacteria in the taiga. Heterotrophic bacteria are a rod shaped bacteria. Heterotrophic bacteria are also found near water or in it.

__// Acidiphilium staphylococcus //__ Rod Shaped Found near the water

= __**Myzobacteria**__ = Another type of Monera in the taiga is the Myzobacteria ("slime bacteria"), which is mostly found in soil. Myzobacteria comes in many different shapes, with one of the shapes being the rod shape. The picture to the right is an example of the rod shape. The scientific name of this organism is //Sorangium cellulosum//.

=__ Kingdom Protista __ =

The definition of the Kingdom Protista is that the organisms have a nucleus and organelles. Most of the organisms in this kingdom are single-celled, but they can also multi-celled. Some organisms in this kingdom "hunt" food, while other organisms produce food.

= **__Protozoan__** =

Testate Amoebae // __Arcella__ // Testate Amoebae live in thin water films Testate Amoebae are single-celled protists partially enclosed in a simple test


 * Protozoan:** any of a diverse group of eukaryotes, of the kingdom Protista, that are primarily unicellular


 * eukaryote:** any organism having as its fundamental structural unit a cell type that contains specialized organelles in the cytoplasm

= **__Algae__** = Algae is a type of protist that can be "plant like". It has cell walls, which are the outer part of the cell, and chlorophyll. A type of algae in the taiga is Xanthophyta. It can be found in the damp soils of the taiga. The scientific name of this organism is //Xanthonema exile.//

= **__ Kingdom Fungi __** = The definition of Kingdom Fungi is that the organisms are multi-celled and have no chlorophyll. They also absorb the nutrients around them, instead of "hunting" their food.

= Zygomycota : Are in Kingdom Fungi They include about 665 species, many of which are important decomposers. One of the most common zygomycotas is black bread mold.= = //Basidiobolus ranarum:// are a fungus isolated from dung of amphibians, reptiles, and bats =

= Kingdom: Fungi = = Phylum: Zygomycota = = Class: Zygomycetes = = Order: Entomophthorales = = Family: Basidiobolaceae = = Genus: //Basidiobolus// = = Species: ranarum = = = = = = = =//Acidophytic lichen: A// complex organism of the group Lichenes, composed of a fungus= = = = = =//__Parmelia acidophtic__//= =Kingdom: Fungi= =Phylum: lichen= =Class: acidophytes= =Genus: Parmelia= =Species: acidophytic= =__** Ascomycota(phylum) **__= Ascomycota are cup-shaped. This Fungi's scientific name is //Flavoparmelia caperata//. The Common greenshield lichen is found on tree barks, and occasionally on rocks in the taiga.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Ascomycota Class: Ascomycetes Order: Lecanorales Family: Paremliaceae //Genus//: //Flavoparmelia// //species//: //caperata//

= ** Basidiomycota (phlyum) **= Basisiomycota has club-closely packed filaments. This Fungi's scientific name is //Leccinum versipelle//. The Orange Birch Bolete appears under only birch trees in the taiga.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Boletales Family: Boletaceae //Genus//: //Lessinum// //species//: //versipelle//

=__Kingdom Plants __=

The definition for Kingdom Plants is that the organisms are multi-celled and have a cell wall. They also have chlorophyll.

=__Chlamydomonas polypyrenoideum:__algae distinguished by having flagella and a clear green color=
 * Kingdom:** Plantae
 * Phylum:** Chlorophyta
 * Division:** Chlorophyta
 * Class:** Chlorophyceae
 * Order:** Volvocales
 * Family:** Chlamydomonadaceae
 * Genus:** Chlamydomonas

** Ribbed bog moss **
Bryopsida: a type of moss that is leafy
 * Kingdom:** Plantae
 * Phylum:** Bryophyta
 * Division:** Bryophyta
 * Class:** Bryopsida
 * Order:** Bryales
 * Family:** Aulacomniaceae
 * Genus:** Aulacomnium

= __Jack Pine__ = A scrubby pine that have needles and curved cones They live in flat or hilly areas that have sandy soil in taiga. **Division:** Pinophyta  =Stiff Clubmoss= Definition: a class of plants often loosely grouped as the fern allies //Lycopodmium annotinum//
 * Kingdom:** Plantae
 * Phylum:** Tracheophyta
 * Division:** Pinopsida
 * Class:** Pinopsida
 * Order:** Pinales
 * Family:** Pinaceae
 * Genus:** Pinus

Division: Lycopodiophyta
 * Kingdom:** //Plantae//
 * Phylum:** //Lycopodiophyta//
 * Class:** Lycopodiopsida
 * Order:** //Lycopodiales//
 * Family:** //Lycopodiceae//
 * Genus:** //Lycopodium//
 * Species:** //Annotinum//

//__**Ginkgo biloba:**__// First appeared in the Early Jurassic = =
 * Ginko biloba:** is found on the border of China and Russia
 * Kingdom:** Plantae
 * Phylum:** Tracheophyta
 * Division:** Pinophyta
 * Class:** Ginkgoopsida
 * Order:** Ginkgoales
 * Family:** Ginnkgoacae
 * Genus:**Ginko
 * species:** adiantoides

=Bunchberry Dogwood: is a low-growing plant that is usually under eight inches tall.=


 * Bunchberry Dogwood:** Is found in upper canada
 * Kingdom:** //Plantae//
 * Division:** Magnoliophyta
 * Phylum:** //Tracheophyta//
 * Class:** //Magnoliopsida//
 * Order:** //Cornales//
 * Family:** //Cornaceae//
 * Genus:** //Cornus//

=**__ Peat Moss __**= Found in or near bogs in Southern Canada. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class: Sphagnopsida Order: Sphagnales Family: Noctuoidea //Genus//: //Sphagnum// //species//: //andersonianum// The definition of the Phylum, Bryophyta, is that the organisms have green organs attached densely along the shoot of it.

=__ Black Cottonwood __= Found in the cool mountains in Northern Europe. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Salicales Family: Salicaceae //Genus//: //Populus// //species//: //nigra// The definition of the Class, Magnoliopsida, is an angiosperm-(covered seeds), flowers, and seeds.

= **__Marsh Horsetail__** = Found in marshes, wet woods, stream banks, and wet meadows. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae //Genus//: //Equisetum// //species//: //palustre// The definition of the Class, Equisetopsida, is that it is a horsetail-hollow stems with joints.

= **__Northwestern Moonwort__** = Found in moist coniferous forests, and mossy slopes. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Psilotophyta Order: Ophioglossales Family: Ophioglossaceae //Genus//: //Botrychium// //species//: //pinnatum// The definition of the Class, Psilotophyta, is a small seedless vascular plants.

= __Northern Lady Fern__ = Found in North America and Eurasia. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Woodsiaceae //Genus//: //Athyrium// //species//: //filix-femina// The definition of the Class, Polypodiopsida, is a fern with fronds (leaves) that has spores on bottom.

= **__Woodland Horsetail__** = Found distributed through out Canada. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Equisetopsida Order: Equisetales Family: Equisetaceae //Genus//: //Equisetum// //species//: //sylvaticum// The definition of the Class, Equisetopsida, is a horsetail with hollow stems with joints.

=**__Kingdom Animalia__** =

The definition for the Kingdom Animalia, is that they are multi-celled and that they digest their food inside their body.

=__ **American Black Bear** __= Found in hardwood, coniferous, and mixed forest. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Ursidae //Genus//: //Ursus// //species//: //americanus// The characteristics of the Class, Mammalia, are the following:
 * Advanced nervous and brain system
 * Lungs
 * Feed young with milk
 * Most birth live young
 * Most habitats
 * Endotherms

= __**Bald Eagle**__ = Found in most of North American taiga, and 80% of them are found in Alaska. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Ciconiiformes Family: Accipitridae //Genus//: //Haliaeetus// //species//: //leucocephalus// The characteristics of the Class, Aves, are the following:
 * Hollow bones
 * Enlarged lungs
 * Lay eggs
 * Scaly legs, feathers
 * Clawed toes
 * Endotherm ( an organism that has a body temperature that remains constant)

= **__Lake Trout__** = Found in rivers, streams, and creeks that are in the taiga. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Osteishthyes Order: Cypriniformes Family: Cyprinidae //Genus//: //Barbus// //species//: //microcephalus// The characteristics of the Class, Osteishthyes, are the following:
 * Breathe through gills
 * Ectothermic
 * Internal skeleton
 * Teeth plates and scales

= __**Blokha**__ = Found in the bank vole that lives in the taiga. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Siphonaptera Family: Chimaeropsyllidae //Genus//: //Ctenophthalmus// //species//: //agyrtes// The characteristics of Phylum, Arthropoda, are the following:
 * Multiple body segments
 * Jointed appendages
 * Exoskeletons-( hard outer covering for protection that is typical for arthropods)

= __**Larch Sawfly**__ = Found in Northern Canada and Alaska. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Hymenoptera Family: Tenthredinidae //Genus//: //Pristiphora// //species//: //erichsonii// The characteristics of Phylum, Arthropoda, are the following:
 * Multiple body segments
 * Jointed appendages
 * Exoskeletons-( hard outer covering for protection that is typical for arthropods)

= __**American Bark Worm**__ = Found in high organic matter such as a decaying log and leaves, but they can also be found in moist areas like gardens, fields, manure, and garbage dumps. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Clitellata Order: Oligochaeta Family: Lumbricidae //Genus//: //Bimastos// //species//: //parvus// The characteristics of the Phylum, Annelida, are the following:
 * One opening for food another for waste
 * Simple nervous system "brain"
 * 5 "hearts"

Mammalia: any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair
 * Wolverine**

kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Carnivora Family: Mustelida Genus: Gulo Species: //gulo//.

=Gray Hairstreak= Arthropoda: any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings

//Genus: Strymon//
Species: //melinus//

The Gray Hairstreak lives across all of North America.

Mollusca: the phylum comprising the mollusks //rhomboideum//
 * Fingernail Clam**
 * Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * Phylum:** //Mollusca//
 * Class:** //Bivalvia//
 * Order:** //Veneroida//
 * Family:** //Janiroidea//
 * Genus:** //sphaerium//

The fingernail clam live in New Zealand at the bottom of small ponds or brooks. //Mammalia:// any vertebrate of the class Mammalia, having the body more or less covered with hair
 * Gray wolf**
 * Kingdom:** //Animalia//
 * Phylum:** //Chordata//
 * Class:** //Mammalia//
 * Order:** //Carnivora//
 * Family:** //Canidae//
 * Genus:** //canis//

The gray wolf lives in the forests of the taiga

Aves: a class of vertebrates comprising the birds. //**Cyanocitta stelleri**// Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Chordata// Class: //Aves// Order: //Passeriformes// Genus: //Cyanocitta// Species: //stelleri// live in the black cottenwood of the taiga
 * Steller's Jay**

Spruce Beetle Arthropoda: any invertebrate of the phylum Arthropoda, having a segmented body, jointed limbs, and usually a chitinous shell that undergoes moltings //Dendroctonus rufipennis// Kingdom: //Animalia// Phylum: //Arthropoda// Class: //Insecta// Order: //Coleoptera// Family: //Curculionidae// Genus: //Dendroctonus// Species: //rufipennis// Location: Can be found in coniforous forests in Alaska

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