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bivalves , squids , and octopuses ), annelid ( earthworms and leeches ), and cnidarians ( hydras , jellyfishes , sea anemones , and corals ). the majority of animal species are invertebrates; one estimate puts the figure at %. [ ] many invertebrate taxa have a greater number and variety of species than
the entire subphylum of vertebrata. [ ] invertebrates vary widely in size, from μm ( in) rotifers [ ] to the – m ( – ft) colossal squid . [ ] some so-called invertebrates, such as the tunicata and cephalochordata , are more closely related to vertebrates than to other invertebrates. this makes the invertebrates...
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series of inlets, but one by one, they all started to close as larger inlets along the outer banks, like oregon inlet or even hatteras inlet, began to open, encouraged in no small part by passing nor'easters and hurricanes. the last inlet on the currituck banks closed in , leaving the island more than
acre parcel of land is home to ocean beaches, sand dunes, shrub thickets, grasslands, maritime forests, freshwater marshes, saltwater marshes, tidal flats, and sub-tidal soft bottoms. and all of these minor ecosystems accommodate and serve as a home for countless species of fish, birds, reptiles, mammals...
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