1. The Marine Biology of Spongebob Squarepants

2. Spongebob Squarepants
General Term: Sponge
Classification: Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Porifera
Filter feeder – can eat both plants and animals
Invertebrate - Simplest animal form
Sessile – they don’t move around

3. Patrick Star General name – Sea Star, Starfish
Classification – Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Echinodermata, Class Asteroidea
Invertebrate with exoskeleton
Mostly carnivorous, but can eat algae and can filter food
Move around on tube feet – like little suction cups.

4. Squidward Tentacles General name – Squid
Classification – Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Molusca, Class Cephalopoda
Invertebrate – Contains a stiff “pen” which is flexible and feather shaped
Has sensitive tentacles for finding prey – 8 arms, 2 tentacles
Carnivorous - Has a “beak” to use as a tooth

5. Eugene Krabs General name – Crab
Classification – Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Malocostraca
Invertebrates – with an exoskeleton
Crabs have a varied diet, some are filter feeders, other are predators and carnivorous.
They are decopods – 10 legs

6. Sheldon J. Plankton General name – Plankton (Zoo- or Phyto- ?)
Classification – Kingdom Monera
Phytoplankton photosynthesize their food while Zooplankton eat phytoplankton
Invertebrate – some have exoskeletons

7. Mrs. Puff General name – puffer fish
Classification – Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Actinopterygii
Vertebrates – they have a backbone
Carnivorous – eats shellfish
If eaten, sometimes they can be poisonous and must be prepared properly before consumption.

8. Pearl Krabs General name – Whale
Classification – Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Mammalia
Vertebrates – they have a backbone
Mammals – so they must breathe air
Carnivores – Some hunt and some filter feed

9. Larry the Lobster General name – Lobster
Classification – Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Arthropoda, Class Malacostraca
Invertebrate – they have an exoskeleton
Omnivore - eats both plants and animals
Decapoda – 10 legs, first set of 3 contain claws

10. The Anchovies General name – anchovy
Classification – Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Chordata, Class Actinopterygii
Vertebrate – they have a backbone
Omnivores – Eat plankton (both phyto and zoo) and fish fry (baby fish)
They are an important source of food for a number of marine predators

11. Gary the Snail General name – Sea Snail
Classification – Kingdom Animalia, Phylum Molusca, Class Gastropoda
Invertebrate – does not have a backbone, but does have a protective shell
Each species of sea snail differs in what they eat, but some are grazers eating plants and algae and some are active predators

12. Classification System
How to remember the classification system:
Now make your own:
K ing Kingdom _____________________
P hillip Phylum _____________________
C ame Class _____________________
O ver Order _____________________
F rom Family _____________________
G reece Genus _____________________
S inging Species _____________________

13. Quiz – Turn in on separate sheet of paper
Questions: General Animal Names (not characters)
1. Which are poisonous to eat?
Which are fish?
Which are invertebrates?
Which are carnivorous?
Which are filter feeders?
Which have an exoskeleton?
Which are mammals?
Which can be a plant or animal?
Which are decopods?
List the classification catagories in order.