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Invertebrates
Animals having no backbone or spinal column, such as insects, mollusks, crustaceans, worms, and similar organisms.
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Arthropods (31 items)
Bryozoans and brachiopods (1 items)
Coelenterates (8 items)
Conodonts (2 items)
Echinoderms (2 items)
Mollusks (11 items)
Sponges (2 items)
Worms (3 items)
Tunicates (2 items)
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Florida Integrated Science Center - biological science poster presentations [New Window]
Poster presentations for Center for Aquatic Resource Studies projects related to Greater Everglades, marine and coral studies, ecotoxicology, manatees, coastal ecology, nonindigenous aquatic species, coastal ecology, freshwater fisheries, and herpetology.
Free-living and parasitic copepods (including Branchiurans) of the Laurentian Great Lakes [New Window]
Manual of taxonomic keys, location, and descriptive details of free-living and parasitic copepods in the Great Lakes. Viewing requires screen resolution of 1024 x 768 or above.
Geologic studies of coral reef habitats: remote sensing applications to coral reef environments [New Window]
Use of remotely sensed images and spatial data to help map and study coral reef environments. Web page deals with the remote sensing work done for the Pacific Ocean component of the USGS coral reef project.
Insects, arachnids, & annelids [New Window]
Website for links to USGS and non-USGS websites with information on insects, arachnids, and annelids suitable for students and arranged by grade levels.
Marine nuisance species: colonial tunicates of the genus Didemnum (a sea squirt) [New Window]
Occurrence, photos, and characteristics of some species of the colonial tunicate genus Didemnum, nuisance species that reproduce rapidly and foul marine habitats (including shellfish aquacultures and fishing grounds), ship's hulls, and maritime structure
Mayflies of the United States [New Window]
Links to checklists and species maps showing the distribution of mayflies in the United States with links to other information websites on mayflies and reference list.
Mollusks [New Window]
Information on mollusks and uses of the identification of fossil mollusks in the fields of biostratigraphy, geochronology, paleocoeanography, paleoecology and ecosystems history. Links to experts and related USGS projects.
Moths of North America [New Window]
Homepage for information on moths of North America with life history and habitats, photos, checklists, distribution maps, submitting new county records, identification tips, common questions, and references.
National Wildlife Health Center (NWHC) West Nile Virus Project [New Window]
National Wildlife Health Center study of the West Nile Virus to learn the current geographic extent, to understand how the virus moves between birds, mosquitoes, and humans, and to predict future movements of the virus.
National analysis of trace elements in ground water, streams, stream and reservoir sediment, and fish and clam tissue across the United States [New Window]
Trace elements are inorganic chemicals occurring in small amounts in nature. This web site of the National Water Quality Assessment links to U.S. data, publications, news, and other sites on trace metals, metalloids and radionuclides in water.
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