Phylogenetic Assortments
AS-17 SPONGE ASSORTMENTS
Includes an array of brightly colored sponges that can range from different shades of green, blue, pink or yellow. Species may include red beard, yellow ball, devil’s finger and crumb of bread sponge.
Small Assortment – 5 Species/ 8 individual pieces $135.00
Medium Assortment – 7 Species/ 14 individual pieces $191.00
Large Assortment – 10 Species/20 individual pieces $270.00
AS-18 COELENTERATE ASSORTMENTS
Includes colorful anemones from our tanks, hydroid, corals, gorgonians, sea pansies and if scyphozoan jellyfish are pulsating in our bay, they are included along with shimmering examples of the phylum Ctenophora.
Small Assortment – 15 Specimens $135.00
Medium Assortment – 25 Specimens $191.00
Large Assortment – 40 Specimens $270.00
AS-20 POLYCHAETE ASSORTMENT.
To include unnamed terrebellid, nereid, and cirratulid, tube building, free living and encrusting polychaetes that live in sponges, corals, and tunicates. A veritable grab bag of worms.
Each: $93.50
AS-22 MOLLUSK ASSORTMENTS
Included are chitons, clams, mussels, whelks, snails, and nudibranchs. When abundant, scaphopods and/or frilled sea hares may be included.
Small Assortment – 15 Specimens $135.00
Medium Assortment – 25 Specimens $191.00
Large Assortment – 40 Specimens $270.00
AS-23 ARTHROPOD ASSORTMENTS
Included are amphipods, isopods, barnacles, crabs, shrimp, hermit crabs, and horseshoe crabs.
Small Assortment – 15 Specimens $135.00
Medium Assortment – 25 Specimens $191.00
Large Assortment – 40 Specimens $270.00
AS-24 ECHINODERM ASSORTMENTS
Since there are no fresh water echinoderms, this is one of the most popular phylogenetic assortments, with collections of writhing brittlestars lashing their snaky arms, bristling sea urchins and burrowing sand dollars. Sea cucumbers, shaped as their name implies, tunnel through the sediments like earthworms taking up nutrients and starfish creep up the aquarium glass, wrapping their arms around tunicates, or chopped clams. Sand stars emerge from sand and “speed” along the bottom, on raised tubed feet when a bit of food is dropped in the tank. These assortments usually include two or three of every listing, and sometimes there are surprises such as sea biscuits and other echinoderms.
Small Assortment – 15 Specimens $135.00
Medium Assortment – 25 Specimens $191.00
Large Assortment – 40 Specimens $270.00
AS-25 CHORDATE ASSORTMENT
Includes non-vertebrate chordates: solitary, colonial, and encrusting tunicates and amphioxus.
Small Assortment – 12 Specimens $135.00
Medium Assortment – 25 Specimens $191.00
AS-260 FISH ASSORTMENT
The greatest diversity of fish form and function is found among marine species. Here the flat fishes, flounders, hog chokers, tonguefish, represent the epitomy of depression, and eels are the most elongate. Blowfish inflate themselves, and pipefish, looking like blades of grass, are perfect in camouflage. While these examples are likely to turn up in our fish assortment, there is no predicting the diversity and variety that will be provided. It is always a pleasant surprise.
Small Assortment – 6 Specimens $135.00
Medium Assortment – 10 Specimens $174.50
Large Assortment – 16 Specimens $216.50
AS-26 MARINE ALGAE ASSORTMENT
Create your own botanical gardens with our collection of semi-tropical macroscopic benthic marine algae. Phyla represented include Chlorophyta, Rhodophyta, Phaeophyta, and Cyanophyta.
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