Umbrella algae – (BENTHIC-algae) See facts

Name of animal-plant: Umbrella algae

Species name: Acetabularia sp.

Animal type: BENTHIC

Subcategory: algae

 

Fact:

All animals and plants are given a species name based on a technical term in biological taxnomy. The species name consists of two words and is based on Latin.

Latin-species-two-word-chart

The first part of the name identifies the genus to which the species belongs and  the second part identifies the species within the genus. In this animals case it is: Acetabularia sp.