Synura uvella
Found commonly in lakes and ponds. The cells of synura are joined to form a spherical colony. Each cell possesses two flagella.
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| Kingdom | Chromista |
| Subkingdom | Chromista |
| Division | Chrysophyta – golden-brown algae, chrysophycophytes |
| Class | Chrysophyceae |
| Order | Ochromonadales |
| Family | Synuraceae |
| Genus | Synura Ehrenberg, 1834 |
| Species | Synura uvella Ehrenberg, 1834 |
| Synura uvella, Ehrenberg, 1834, Taxonomic Serial No.: 1656 | |
Nostoc pruniforme
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| Kingdom | Monera – monerans |
| Phylum | Cyanophycota – blue-green algae, cyanophytes |
| Class | Cyanophyceae |
| Order | Nostocales |
| Family | Nostocaceae |
| Genus | Nostoc Vaucher, 1888, Ex Bornet and Flahaul |
| Species | Nostoc pruniforme C. Agardh |
| Nostoc pruniforme, C. Agardh, Taxonomic Serial No.: 1168 | |
Embryophyte
In the traditional classification system, the plant kingdom was divided into the Thallophytes and Enbryophytes. In the former division are various groups of algae, fungi and lichens. The Embryophytes are a more complex group including remaining classes of non-flowering plants in addition to flowering groups. Thallophytes totalled some 100,000 species, which fell into 15 or more classes.
Tracheophyta
Some algal classes may have risen separately from others. Red algae may have come from blue-greens and others from the greens. Fungi perhaps arose directly from the flagellates. Bryophytes and later the vascular plants (those with a conducting system) may have evolved directly from green algae. Hornworts, although without roots or true leaves developed conductive tissues. True vascular tissues appear among early Psilotum-like plants. Over millions of years these species adapted to land, giving rise to more complex non-flowering species, the ferns and their allies, and gymnosperms. Finally to flowering plants.
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Land Plants with conductive and supporting tissues (vascular) first appeared around 400 million years ago. These samples represent some of the known fossils of non-flowering species occasionally discovered in coal.  Ginkgo |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta – land plants |
| Division | Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes |
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| Subdivision | Pteridophytina – pteridophytes |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants |
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| Tracheophyta, Taxonomic Serial No.: 846496 | |
Rockweed
Fucus vesiculosus
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| Kingdom | Chromista |
| Subkingdom | Chromista |
| Division | Phaeophyta – brown algae |
| Class | Phaeophyceae |
| Order | Fucales |
| Family | Fucaceae |
| Genus | Fucus |
| Species | Fucus vesiculosus |
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| Variety | Fucus vesiculosus var. sphaerocarpus |
| Fucus vesiculosus, Taxonomic Serial No.: 11335 | |
Sargassum Weed
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| Kingdom | Chromista |
| Subkingdom | Chromista |
| Division | Phaeophyta – brown algae |
| Class | Phaeophyceae |
| Order | Fucales |
| Family | Sargassaceae |
| Genus | Sargassum C. Agardh |
| Species | Sargassum vulgare |
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| Variety | Sargassum vulgare var. foliosissimum (Lamouroux) C. Agardh |
| Variety | Sargassum vulgare var. vulgare |
Sea Lettuce
Ulva lactuca
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Chlorophyta – green algae |
| Division | Chlorophyta – green algae |
| Subdivision | Chlorophytina |
| Class | Ulvophyceae |
| Order | Ulvales |
| Family | Ulvaceae |
| Genus | Ulva Linnaeus, 1753 |
| Species | Ulva lactuca Linnaeus, 1753 |
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| Variety | Ulva lactuca var. lacinulata |
| Variety | Ulva lactuca var. latissima |
| Variety | Ulva lactuca var. rigida |
| Ulva lactuca, Linnaeus, 1753, Taxonomic Serial No.: 6562 | |
Merman's Shaving Brush
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Chlorophyta – green algae |
| Division | Chlorophyta – green algae |
| Subdivision | Chlorophytina |
| Class | Ulvophyceae |
| Order | Bryopsidales |
| Family | Udoteaceae |
| Genus | Penicillus J. B. de Lamarck, 1813 |
Caulerpa prolifera
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Chlorophyta – green algae |
| Division | Chlorophyta – green algae |
| Subdivision | Chlorophytina |
| Class | Ulvophyceae |
| Order | Bryopsidales |
| Family | Caulerpaceae |
| Genus | Caulerpa J. V. F. Lamouroux, 1809 |
| Species | Caulerpa prolifera (P. Forsskal) Lamouroux |
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| Variety | Caulerpa prolifera var. prolifera P. Forsskal |
| Variety | Caulerpa prolifera var. zosterifolia |
| Caulerpa prolifera, (P. Forsskal) Lamouroux, Taxonomic Serial No.: 6964 | |
Acetabularia crenulata
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Chlorophyta – green algae |
| Division | Chlorophyta – green algae |
| Subdivision | Chlorophytina |
| Class | Ulvophyceae |
| Order | Dasycladales |
| Family | Dasycladaceae |
| Genus | Acetabularia J. V. F. Lamouroux, 1812 |
| Species | Acetabularia crenulata |
| Acetabularia crenulata, Taxonomic Serial No.: 9235 | |
Dasya
Dasya pedicellata
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Biliphyta |
| Division | Rhodophyta – red algae |
| Subdivision | Rhodophytina |
| Class | Florideophyceae |
| Order | Ceramiales |
| Family | Dasyaceae |
| Genus | Dasya |
| Species | Dasya pedicellata (C. Agardh) C. Agardh |
| Dasya pedicellata, (C. Agardh), Taxonomic Serial No.: 13404 | |
Kelp
 Laminaria agardhii |
At present the species Laminaria agardhii specified on this entry can not be verified on itis.gov, though the genus Laminaria itself is listed as valid. |
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Irish Moss
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Biliphyta |
| Division | Rhodophyta – red algae |
| Subdivision | Rhodophytina |
| Class | Florideophyceae |
| Order | Gigartinales |
| Family | Gigartinaceae |
| Genus | Chondrus J. Stackhouse, 1797 |
| Species | Chondrus crispus (Linnaeus) J. Stackhouse |
| Chondrus crispus, (Linnaeus) J. Stackhouse, Taxonomic Serial No.: 12092 | |
Ceramium
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Biliphyta |
| Division | Rhodophyta – red algae |
| Subdivision | Rhodophytina |
| Class | Florideophyceae |
| Order | Ceramiales |
| Family | Ceramiaceae |
| Genus | Ceramium |
| Ceramium, Taxonomic Serial No.: 12978 | |
Polysiphonia
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Biliphyta |
| Division | Rhodophyta – red algae |
| Subdivision | Rhodophytina |
| Class | Florideophyceae |
| Order | Ceramiales |
| Family | Rhodomelaceae |
| Genus | Polysiphonia |
| Polysiphonia, Taxonomic Serial No.: 13440 | |
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Ve•nus Fly•trap
Also known as Ve•nus’s-fly•trap
Scientific name: Dionaea muscipula
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A plant found growing natively in the swampy bogs of North and South Carolina. It may grow between 4 to 14 inches tall and has a white flower and clustered leaves with two-hinged blades which instantaneously shut when triggered by invasive insects.
Padina
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| Kingdom | Chromista |
| Subkingdom | Chromista |
| Division | Phaeophyta – brown algae, algues brunes |
| Class | Phaeophyceae |
| Order | Dictyotales |
| Family | Dictyotaceae J. V. Lamour. |
| Genus | Padina Adans. |
| Padina, Adans., Taxonomic Serial No.: 11184 | |
Pronunciation key ( trip′ə-nə-sōma′ ) |
tryp•a•no•so•ma
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a trypanosome.
—trip′ə-nə-sōm′
[< Gr. trypanon borer; + some (body)]
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| Kingdom | Protozoa |
| Phylum | Sarcomastigophora |
| Subphylum | Mastigophora – flagellated protozoans |
| Class | Zoomastigophora |
| Order | Kinetoplastida |
| Suborder | Trypanosomatina |
Pronunciation key ( prō′tə-zō′ə ) |
Pro•to•zo•a
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[Mod.L., pl. of protozoon < Gr. prōtos, first + zōia, pl. of zōion an animal.]
Usually protozoans are microscopic, single-cell organisms, which may be colonial or solitary, free-living or parasitic. They are found in both fresh and salt water, damp soil and sometimes in the bodies of plants and animals. Classification is based on structural specialization for locomotion. In the mid 20th century there were about 15,000 known species.
Among these are the
—pro′to·zo′an, adj. & n.
—pro′to·zo′ic, adj.
—pro′to·zo′on, n.
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| Kingdom | Protozoa |
| Phylum | Protozoa |
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| Subphylum | Mycetozoa |
| Subphylum | Sarcodina |
Stentor
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| Kingdom | Protozoa |
| Phylum | Ciliophora |
| Class | Ciliatea |
| Subclass | Spirotricha |
| Order | Oligotrichida |
| Family | Stentoridae |
| Genus | Stentor |
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| Species | Stentor amethystinus |
| Species | Stentor coeruleus Ehr. |
| Species | Stentor igneus Ehr. |
| Species | Stentor introversus |
| Species | Stentor mulleri |
| Species | Stentor multiformis (Mull.) |
| Species | Stentor niger Mull. |
| Species | Stentor polymorphus (Mull.) |
| Species | Stentor pyriformis Johns. |
| Species | Stentor roeseli Ehr. |
Monocystis
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Spore forming Protozoa in the class Sporozoa. These parasitic forms lack organs for locomotion in the adult stage. Reproduction occurs either asexual by formation of spores, or sexual by means of gametes. An example of this is Plasmodium, the causative agent or pathogen of various malarias.
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| Kingdom | Protozoa |
| Phylum | Protozoa |
| Subphylum | Mycetozoa |
| Superclass | Acanthophractida |
| Class | Sporozoa – parasitic protozoans |
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| Subclass | Coccidia |
| Subclass | Telosporea – amoeba-like protozoans, telesporidian protozoans |
Needlepoint Holly
The [ species is a ] 'Needlepoint' holly - a Chinese holly. Alan Hight |
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta – land plants |
| Division | Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants |
| Infradivision | Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms, plantas com flor, angiosperma |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Aquifoliales |
| Family | Aquifoliaceae – hollies |
| Genus | Ilex L. – hollies, holly |
| Species | Ilex cornuta, Lindl. & Paxton – Chinese holly, horned holly |
| Ilex cornuta, Lindl. & Paxton, Taxonomic Serial No.: 503155 | |
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Chinese juniper
The [species] is a Chinese juniper possibly 'kaizuka'. Alan Hight According to The Trees of North America, Alan Mitchell and David Moore ©1987
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta – land plants |
| Division | Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants |
| Infradivision | Gymnospermae – gymnosperms |
| Class | Pinopsida – conifers |
| Order | Cupressales |
| Family | Cupressaceae – cypress, redwood |
| Genus | Juniperus L. – juniper, cedar, cedro, redcedar, sabino |
| Species | Juniperus chinensis L. – Chinese juniper |
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| Juniperus chinensis, L. Taxonomic Serial No.: 505930 | |
 New Hanover Cooperative Extension Al Hight, Director |
Buckhorn Plantain
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| Kingdom | Plantae – Vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta – land plants |
| Division | Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants |
| Infradivision | Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Asteranae |
| Order | Lamiales |
| Family | Plantaginaceae – plantains |
| Genus | Plantago L. – Indianwheat, plantain |
| Species | Plantago major L. – broadleaf plantain, great plantain, buckhorn plantain, rippleseed plantain, common plantain |
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| Plantago major, L., Taxonomic Serial No.: 32887 | |
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Crapemyrtle
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According to The Trees of North America, Alan Mitchell and David Moore ©1987
The Crapemyrtle is in the Loosestrife Family, Lythraceae and comes from China and Korea. It is an upright, bushy little tree on several stems, smoothly ribbed with pretty bark, pin and gray, flecked green and with bald pink areas. The leaves are opposite, alternate or in threes. It has a long season bearing flowers which are as often white, pink or scarlet in selected forms grown more in the far south, as the normal purplish red.
Also,
"A glabrous, deciduous shrub to 6 m; the bark is characteristically smooth, reddish-brown. Leaves are sessile to short-petioled, elliptic or oblong, simple, opposite(sometimes the upper ones alternate), entire, pinnately veined, pubescent on veins beneath, margins entire. Flowers are perfect, pink, white or purple, in panicles. Fruits are a woody, oblong, dehiscent capsule."
Source: Richmond.Edu
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| Kingdom | Plantae – vegetal, plants |
| Subkingdom | Viridaeplantae – green plants |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta – land plants |
| Division | Tracheophyta – vascular plants, tracheophytes |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina – spermatophytes, seed plants |
| Infradivision | Angiospermae – flowering plants, angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Rosanae |
| Order | Myrtales |
| Family | Lythraceae – loosestrife |
| Genus | Lagerstroemia L. |
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| Species | Lagerstroemia indica L. – crapemyrtle |
| Species | Lagerstroemia speciosa (L.) Pers. – pride of India |
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 I believe your identifications are correct. Not sure of the specific variety of crape myrtle. Could be 'Tuscarora'. Alan Hight  |
