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The only one celled organisms with no nuclei.
//Escherichia coli// is a common bacteria that can be found almost anywhere.It can also be found in contaminated water on leaves, in streams, rivers, and puddles on a rainforest floor. The shape of //Escherichia coli// is bacilli which is a rod shaped bacteria.

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//Salmonella typhimurium// is another common bacteria that can be found in a tropical rainforest. This bacteria can be spread through animals and dirty waters on the forest floor. The shape of //Salmonella typhimurium// is bacilli.  Protists  A protist is a single-celled organism with a nucleus.

**Algae **
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//Synechococcus aeruginosa// is one of the algaes in a tropical rainforest. It can be found in fresh water sources in tropical rainforests. The shape of this algae is cocci. ======

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Protozoan
Protozoans are animal-like protists that do not use chlorophyll



The //Ameoba proteus// lives in tropical rainforest soil and water. It moves around by molding into different positions and creating false limbs to drag itself along.

Fungus Kingdom Multi-celled or single-celled organisms that do not have chlorophyll and that live by decomposing and absorbing organic material in which they grow.

​ Basidiomycota: A club-shaped fungus with closely packed filaments.

//Ganoderma applanatum// can be found in small groups on downed logs and trees. This fungus can also be found on living trees in Tropical Rainforests. Kingdom: Fungi Phylum: Basidiomycota Class: Basidiomycetes Order: Polyporales Family: Ganodermatceae Genus: //Ganoderma// species: //applanatum//

Common Name: Pored Fungi

//Omphalotus nidiformis// lives on rotting wood. Kingdom: //Fungi// Phylum: //Basidiomycota// Class: //Agaricomycetes// Order: //Agaricales// Family: //Omphalotaceae// Genus: //Omphalotus// Species: //nidiformis// Common name: White Ghost Zygomycota: Thread-like fungi with spores at the end of filaments.

//Phycomyces blakesleeanus// can be found not only on rotting logs, but also growing in soil.

Kingdom: Fungi Phylum:Zygomycota Class: Zygomycetes Order:Mucorales Family: Mucoraceae Genus: Phycomyces species: blakesleeanus


 * Ascomycota: sac fungi **

//Boerlagiomycetes costaricensis// is a fungi that grows on decaying wood, soil or submerged in freshwater.

Kingdom: //Fungi// Phylum: //Ascomycota// Class: //Loculoascomycetes// Order: //Pleosporales// Family: //Tubeufiaceae// Genus: //Boerlagiomyces// Species: //costaricensis// Plants Multi-celled organisms that produce their own food using chlorophyll and have cell walls.

Magnoliopsida: Seed-plants that produce an embryo, and have net-veined leaves.

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Piperales Family: Piperaceae Genus: //Piper// species: //caninum// Common Name: Common Pepper

//Piper caninum// can be found climbing on trees, or in bush-like bundles around the rainforest.

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Fabeles Family: Papilionaceae Genus: //Castanospermum// species: // australe // Common Name: Black Bean

//Castanospermum australe// can be found growing on or climbing trees in a rainforest.

Cycadopsida have large fernlike leaves that produce seeds in terminal cones. //Zamia neurophyllidia// can be found on the forest floor. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Cycadopsida Order: Cycadales Family: Zamiaceae Genus: //Zamia// species: //neurophyllidia// Common name: cycad

Rhodophyta: red algae
//Thorea Okaidai// liv//e//s on trees in the rainforest

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Rhodophyta Class: Florideophyceae Order: Thoreales Family: Pyraloidea Genus: //Thorea// Species: //okaidai//

common name red algae

Polypodiopsida: A class of plants in the division Pteridophyta.

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Polypodiales Family: Davalliaceae Genus: //Davallia// species: //pyxidata// Common Name: Hare's Foot Fern

//Dacallia pyxidata// can be found growing over thick bark, on trees, or in rock crevices. It is also used in hanging baskets around homes.

Liliopsida: Seed plants that produce and embryo and have parallel-veined leaves.

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Liliopsida Order: Areles Family: Araceae Genus: //Alocasia// species: //gageana// Common Name: Dwarf Elephant Ear

//Alocasia gageana// can be found floating in water but is found most of the time climbing. Anthocerotopsida: A group of Hornwarts or Non-vascular plants in the division Anthocerotophyta. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class: Anthocerotopsida Order: Anthocerotates Family: Tenebrionoidea Genus: //Phaeoceros// species: //carolinianus // Common Name: Carolina Phaeoceros

//Phaeoceros carolinianus// can be found near water or on rocks in a tropical rainforest.

Lycopodiophyta: quillworts, spikemoss and clubmoss

//Selaginella willdenowii// lives in the rainforests of Puerto Rico. Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Lycopodiophyta Class: Lycopodiopsida Order: Selaginellales Family: Selaginellaceae Genus: //Selaginella// species: //willdenowii// Common name: Willdenow's spike moss

Bryophyta: mosses and liverworts

//Jensenia pisicolor// can be found on the forest floor.

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Bryophyta Class: Hepaticopsida Order: Metzgeriales Family: Pallaviciniaceae Genus: //Jensenia// Species: //Pisicolor// Common name: Australian liverwort

//Gleichenia dicarpa// can be found on the rainforest floor.

Kingdom:Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Polypodiopsida Order: Gleicheniales Family: Gleicheniaceae Genus: //Gleichenia// species: //dicarpa// Common Name: Coral fern

Chlorophyta: green algae

//Trentepohlia aurea// can be found living on trees in the rainforest.

Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Chlorophyta Class: Ulvophyceae Order: Trentepohliales Family: Trentepohliaceae Genus: //Trentepohlia// species: //aurea// Common Name: Red moss

Psilotopsida: A class of fern-like plants.



Kingdom: Plantae Phylum: Tracheophyta Class: Psilotopsida Order: Psilotales Family: Psilotaceae Genus: Psilotum species: nudum Common Name: Whisk Fern

//Psilotum nudum// can be found in low, branching clumps along the rainforest floor.

Animals: Multi-celled organisms that digest food inside their bodies

Reptilia: A cold-blooded, air-breathing vertabrate, usually covered in scales.

The Frilled Lizard lives in the trees most of its life but comes down to the forest floor to hunt.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Reptilia Order: Squamata Family: Aquamidae Genus: //Chlamydosaurus// species//: kingii// Common Name: Frilled Lizard

Mammalia: warm-blooded vertabrates that give live birth to their young

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Primates Family: Lemuridae Genus: //Varecia// species: //variegata ruba// Common Name: Red-Ruffed Lemur

The Red-Ruffed Lemur can be found living among the trees in a group.

Aves: The class of vertabrata that includes birds that lay eggs.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Aves Order: Coraciiformes Family: Momotidae Genus: //Momotus// species: //momota// Common Name: Blue-Crowned Motmot

Blue-Crowned Motmot can be found sitting in shrubbery, and in holes they have dug out along streambanks.

Amphibia: A class of vertabrates that live on land but breed in water.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Amphibia Order: Anura Family: Hylidae Genus: //Litoria// species: //rheocola// Common Name: Mist Frog

The Mist Frog can be found in a rainforest low-lands such as, rivers,streams, and creeks.

The Giant Anteater lives on the rainforest floor. Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Pilosa Family: Myrmecophagidae Genus: //Myrmecophaga// species: //tridactyla//

Actinopterygii: A class of bony fish.

The Red-bellied Piranha lives in rainforest rivers and creeks. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Actinopterygii Order Characiformes Family Characidae Genus Pygcentrus Species Nattereri

Platyhelminthes: Flatworms

The Land Planarian can be found on the rainforest floor.

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Platyhelminthes Class Turbellaria Order Tricladida Family Geoplanidae Genus Platydemus Species manokwari

Arthropods: A of joint-legged invertibrae that have an exoskeleton.

The Giant Water Spider lives on the banks of rivers and streams in the rainforest.

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Arthropoda Class Arachnida Order Araneida Genus Megadolomedes Family Pisauridae Species australianus

//Fastosarion// //brazieri// on rotting bark in the rainforest. Kingdom Animalia Phylum Mollusca Class Gastropoda Order Stylommatophora Family Helicarionidae Genus Fastasarion Species brazieri common name bark snail .

Annelida: Any type of various worms of worm-like animals of the phylum Annelida.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Annelida Class: Clitellata Order: Arhynchobdellia Fmaily: Haemopidae Genus: //Haemopis// species: //septagon// Common Name: Northern Leech

//Haemopis septagon// can be found in muddy, wet, low areas where there is grass in a Tropical Rainforest.

Nematomorpha: A phylum of parasitic animals that are similar to nematode worms.



Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nematomorpha Class: Undetermined Order: Gordioidea Family: Curculioroidea Genus: //Gordius// species: //robustus// Common Name: Gordan Worm The Gordan Worm is often found in and around small ponds/puddles and streams on the rainforest floor.

Nemertea: A phylum of very long, unsegmented worms.

Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Nemertea Class: Enopla Order: Hoplonemertea Family: Amphiporidae Genus: //Amphiporus// species: //ochraceous// Common Name: Ribbon Worm

//Amphiporus ochraceous// can be found in rivers running through a tropical rainforest.

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