Marine Life

MARINE LIFE

95% of our ocean have not been explored yet; it is hard not to let your imagination run wild.

But thanks to brave explorers deep sea cameras and awesome archaeologist; we do know about some pretty incredible sea creatures living in our waters today from millions of years ago … Life on earth is supported by the surrounding ecological conditions and the natural resources. Continents and oceans are the two major divisions, comprising of all the life and also the ecosystems throughout the world. About 75 % of the earth’ surface is covered with oceanic waters which has a very rich wealth of marine life. The ocean is a major source of food, energy, and mineral resources. Oceans also control the global climate. If we say that land is dominated by plant biomass, then we have to say that animal biomass dominates the oceanic waters. Water-based living environments are called as aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic Ecosystems are classified into two types as freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems. he variation is seasonal and diurnal. Ocean animals show a varied response to the temperatures. There are two kinds of animals. Stenothermal animals – the ones which live within 20°C 2. Eurythermal animals – the animals which can withstand the wide range of temperature variations.

 Example of some marine animals and plants are …

1.Lion’s Mane jelly fish :  

Scientific name -Cyanea capillata 

Tentacles 36.6m (120 ft) 

These jellyfish can be found in cooler region of the Atlantic, pacific north sea and Baltic. this types of jelly fishes have different variety of colour like red, purple even shades of orange ..with eight sets of 70 to 150 tentacles that means they can have up to 1200.

2.Portuguese Man of war : Tentacles and all can reach a length of 165 feet . That’s actually looks like a jelly fish known as siphonophore . Their long tentacles helps them to catch the prey and it’s string is fatal to most animals and humans in some cases.

3. Orca pod (killer whale ) : Orca is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family; maximum swimming speed 56km/hr . life span 29 years . 

Length – male [6-8 m] , female [5-7 m].

It is recognizable by it’s black body with a underside and patches near each eye. 

5.Clown Fish: Clown fish are small fish 

; The clownfish has a special layer of mucus on its skin that protects it from the anemone's poison. By living in and around the anemone, the clownfish gets protection from predators and also gets to eat scraps from the anemone's food. 

Lets see some ocean plants:-

Majority of marine plants are floating species and microscopic. Many marine animals are invertebrates. They do not have massive skeletons. For floating and swimming, marine life require little energy. Water which is a fundamental constituent of all living organisms, is available in plenty within these marine environments 

1.Algae : Algae are a very large and 

diverse group of simple ;typically autotrophic organism, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. 

2.Duckweeds: Duckweeds are aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface or slow-moving fresh water bodies and wetlands. 

3.seaweed: It is a loose colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae .

What Are Coral Reefs?

Coral reefs are large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of colonial marine invertebrates called coral. The coral species that build reefs are known as hermatypic, or "hard," corals because they extract calcium carbonate from seawater to create a hard, durable exoskeleton that protects their soft, sac-like bodies. Other species of corals that are not involved in reef building are known as “soft” corals. 

Each individual coral is referred to as a polyp. Coral polyps live on the calcium carbonate exoskeletons of their ancestors, adding their own exoskeleton to the existing coral structure. As the centuries pass, the coral reef gradually grows, one tiny exoskeleton at a time, until they become massive features of the marine environment. Corals are found all over the world's oceans, from the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska to the warm tropical waters of the Caribbean Sea. The biggest coral reefs are found in the clear, shallow waters of the tropics and subtropics. 

95% of our ocean have not been explored yet; it is hard not to let your imagination run wild.

But thanks to brave explorers deep sea cameras and awesome archaeologist; we do know about some pretty incredible sea creatures living in our waters today from millions of years ago … Life on earth is supported by the surrounding ecological conditions and the natural resources. Continents and oceans are the two major divisions, comprising of all the life and also the ecosystems throughout the world. About 75 % of the earth’ surface is covered with oceanic waters which has a very rich wealth of marine life. The ocean is a major source of food, energy, and mineral resources. Oceans also control the global climate. If we say that land is dominated by plant biomass, then we have to say that animal biomass dominates the oceanic waters. Water-based living environments are called as aquatic ecosystems. Aquatic Ecosystems are classified into two types as freshwater ecosystems and marine ecosystems. he variation is seasonal and diurnal. Ocean animals show a varied response to the temperatures. There are two kinds of animals. Stenothermal animals – the ones which live within 20°C 2. Eurythermal animals – the animals which can withstand the wide range of temperature variations.

 Example of some marine animals and plants are …

1.Lion’s Mane jelly fish :  

Scientific name -Cyanea capillata 

Tentacles 36.6m (120 ft) 

These jellyfish can be found in cooler region of the Atlantic, pacific north sea and Baltic. this types of jelly fishes have different variety of colour like red, purple even shades of orange ..with eight sets of 70 to 150 tentacles that means they can have up to 1200.

2.Portuguese Man of war : Tentacles and all can reach a length of 165 feet . That’s actually looks like a jelly fish known as siphonophore . Their long tentacles helps them to catch the prey and it’s string is fatal to most animals and humans in some cases.

3. Orca pod (killer whale ) : Orca is a toothed whale belonging to the oceanic dolphin family; maximum swimming speed 56km/hr . life span 29 years . 

Length – male [6-8 m] , female [5-7 m].

It is recognizable by it’s black body with a underside and patches near each eye. 

5.Clown Fish: Clown fish are small fish 

; The clownfish has a special layer of mucus on its skin that protects it from the anemone's poison. By living in and around the anemone, the clownfish gets protection from predators and also gets to eat scraps from the anemone's food. 

Lets see some ocean plants:-

Majority of marine plants are floating species and microscopic. Many marine animals are invertebrates. They do not have massive skeletons. For floating and swimming, marine life require little energy. Water which is a fundamental constituent of all living organisms, is available in plenty within these marine environments 

1.Algae : Algae are a very large and 

diverse group of simple ;typically autotrophic organism, ranging from unicellular to multicellular forms such as the giant kelps that grow to 65 meters in length. 

2.Duckweeds: Duckweeds are aquatic plants which float on or just beneath the surface or slow-moving fresh water bodies and wetlands. 

3.seaweed: It is a loose colloquial term encompassing macroscopic, multicellular, benthic marine algae .

What Are Coral Reefs?

Coral reefs are large underwater structures composed of the skeletons of colonial marine invertebrates called coral. The coral species that build reefs are known as hermatypic, or "hard," corals because they extract calcium carbonate from seawater to create a hard, durable exoskeleton that protects their soft, sac-like bodies. Other species of corals that are not involved in reef building are known as “soft” corals. 

Each individual coral is referred to as a polyp. Coral polyps live on the calcium carbonate exoskeletons of their ancestors, adding their own exoskeleton to the existing coral structure. As the centuries pass, the coral reef gradually grows, one tiny exoskeleton at a time, until they become massive features of the marine environment. Corals are found all over the world's oceans, from the Aleutian Islands off the coast of Alaska to the warm tropical waters of the Caribbean Sea. The biggest coral reefs are found in the clear, shallow waters of the tropics and subtropics.