Bacteria
Cyanobacteria
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria can be found in almost every terrestrial and aquatic habitat—oceans, fresh water, and damp soil. Due to their ability to produce oxygen, Cyanobacteria played a pivotal role in changing the composition of the planet's atmosphere. This bacteria helps in producing oxygen, and is vital to living species in the Denali National Park.
Domain: Bacteria
Phylum: Cyanobacteria
Cyanobacteria can be found in almost every terrestrial and aquatic habitat—oceans, fresh water, and damp soil. Due to their ability to produce oxygen, Cyanobacteria played a pivotal role in changing the composition of the planet's atmosphere. This bacteria helps in producing oxygen, and is vital to living species in the Denali National Park.
Protists
Brown Algae
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Heterokontophyta Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales Family: Fucaceae
Genus: Fucus Species: Distichus, Serratus, Spiralis, or Vesiculosus
Brown algae’s distribution is usually in polar zones. Brown algae can be found in intertidal zones. Brown algae are eaten by herbivorous organisms such as fish, gastropods and sea urchins, and serve as food to some animals in Denali. Bottom-dwelling organisms also utilize brown algae such as kelp when pieces of it sink to the sea floor to decompose.
Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Protista
Phylum: Heterokontophyta Class: Phaeophyceae
Order: Fucales Family: Fucaceae
Genus: Fucus Species: Distichus, Serratus, Spiralis, or Vesiculosus
Brown algae’s distribution is usually in polar zones. Brown algae can be found in intertidal zones. Brown algae are eaten by herbivorous organisms such as fish, gastropods and sea urchins, and serve as food to some animals in Denali. Bottom-dwelling organisms also utilize brown algae such as kelp when pieces of it sink to the sea floor to decompose.
Fungi
C. RosulansEgg Yolk Lichens
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelariella
Species: Rosulans
Brown algae covers the ground in many areas of the park, from soggy wetlands to the rocky alpine. Lichens are very important components of subarctic and arctic ecosystems due to their role in weathering of rock and minerals and their contribution of nitrogen and other nutrients to the soil. They comprise about half of the diversity with over 800 species and provide many important ecological functions in Denali.
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Fungi
Family: Candelariaceae
Genus: Candelariella
Species: Rosulans
Brown algae covers the ground in many areas of the park, from soggy wetlands to the rocky alpine. Lichens are very important components of subarctic and arctic ecosystems due to their role in weathering of rock and minerals and their contribution of nitrogen and other nutrients to the soil. They comprise about half of the diversity with over 800 species and provide many important ecological functions in Denali.