Organisms
Organisms
Animal Species
- Kingdom Animalia
- Ciona Intestinalis (sea vase)
- Ciona Intestinalis (detail)
- Ciona Intestinalis (detail)
- Ciona Intestinalis (detail)
- Chlamys Islandica (Scallop)
- Chlamys Islandica (detail)
- Hydractinia Echinata (Snail Fur)
- Metridium senile (Frilled Anemone)
- Asterias vulgaris (Northern Sea Star)
- Marine Organisms: Animals
- Marine Organisms: Animals
Protista Species
Plants
The Coastal Studies Center is home to a variety of marine and terrestrial species, including sea stars, rockweed and lobster, and white pine, deer and daisies, respectively. This section will provide textual and visual representations of the species that live on Orr's Island.
The marine organisms have been separated into three categories. Follow the links to learn more about the classes and subclasses of animal, protista and plant species.
Plant Species List
Division Tracheophyta (vascular plants of the saltmarsh)
Class Angiospermae (flowering plants) (monoecious or dioecious)
Subclass Dicotyledoneae (dicots)
Solidago sempervirens (seaside goldenrod)
Atriplex patula (marsh orach) (monoecious)
Saliconia europaia (glasswort) Myrica pensylvanica (bayberry) (dioecious)
Limonuium nashii (sea lavender)
Subclass Monocotyledoneae (monocots)
Spartina pectinata (prairie cordgrass) (ecotone: zone bt. marsh and terrestrial)
Spartina patens (salt hay grass)
Spartina alterniflora (smooth cordgrass)
Juncus gerardi (black grass)
Scirpus robustus (salt marsh bulrush)