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The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks. Phylum Class Order. Chordata Mammalia Cetacea Subphylum Mysticeti Vertebrata Odontoceti Carnivora Sirenia Aves Reptilia Pisces(superclass) Agnatha Chondrichthyes Osteichthyes Mollusca Cephalopoda. The Nekton
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The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks PhylumClassOrder ChordataMammaliaCetacea SubphylumMysticeti VertebrataOdontoceti Carnivora Sirenia Aves Reptilia Pisces(superclass) Agnatha Chondrichthyes Osteichthyes MolluscaCephalopoda
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks Only about 3% of ~8600 bird species are marine.
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks Green – 300lb; herbivore Hawksbill – tropical; feed on sponges Loggerhead – 150-400lb; crabs, mollusks Leatherback – 2000lb; jellyfish large Kemp’s Ridley – most endangered Olive Ridley – most abundant Black – possible relative of green Australian flatback small
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks • all sea turtles endangered • Kemp’s – 1947, 40,000 Rancho Nuevo, Mexico • -1992, <500 • ~45,000/year incidental catch by US shrimp trawlers • 1994- TED’s required on all US shrimpers
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks PhylumClassOrder ChordataMammaliaCetacea SubphylumMysticeti VertebrataOdontoceti Carnivora Sirenia Aves Reptilia Pisces(superclass) Agnatha Chondrichthyes Osteichthyes MolluscaCephalopoda
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks Architeuthis (western Australia)
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks Sept. 28, 2005
The Nekton Birds, Reptiles, Mollusks PhylumClassOrder ChordataMammaliaCetacea SubphylumMysticeti VertebrataOdontoceti Carnivora Sirenia Aves Reptilia Pisces(superclass) Agnatha Chondrichthyes Osteichthyes MolluscaCephalopoda