Super sponges
What is the name of the cartoon sponge that is friends with a giant pink sea star
What is sponge bob
This type of fish, featured in the movies Finding Nemo and Finding Dory, is immune to anemone toxin
what are clown fish
This anemone is often called the most intelligent invertebrate. It has been known to open jars to find its food and escape from tanks it is housed in in aquariums
what is the octopus
The name of the crab shack in the harbour near the aquarium is
This is a poorly understood disease that has been affecting large numbers of sea stars since 2013
what is sea star wasting disease
This type of yellow sponge creates holes in the shells of some mollusks, including the giant rock scallop, and is preyed upon by nudibranchs
What is the sulphur sponge or boring sponge
This type of anemone is bright red in colour and serves as protection for heart and scaled crabs when they molt
This type of octopus is smaller than the Giant Pacific Octopus but very similar in colour and body shape and is often mistaken for juvenile giant pacific octopuses
what are ruby octopuses
this crustacean is the mascot of the aquarium
This is the fastest species of sea star and can have up to 24 arms.
What is the sunflower star
The study of sponges (animals in the phylum porifera) is called
Spongiology
This type of anemone is the tallest in the pacific north west and is white in colour
what is the plural for octopus
what is octopuses
This type of hermit crab is one of the largest in the pacific northwest and often has a symbiotic friend sharing its shell
what is the black eyed hermit crab
This spiny echinoderm comes in green and red (in the Pacific Northwest) and the red variety can live up to 200 years
what are sea urchins
The phylum (the major taxonomic group) that sponges belong to is called.
What is porifera
This type of anemone is often found burrowing beneath the sand and is often attached to hard substrates under the sand
What is the buried green anemone
This species of chiton is smaller than the giant gumboot chiton and unlike the giant gumboot chiton has some of its shell exposed. It also has a more ornate pattern on its shell
what is the lined chiton
this type of crab is known to shelter under anemones when it is molting. It is also known for its characteristic spikes all over its body and limbs. It is named after the shape of its carapace.
what is the heart crab
This type of sea star has a unique defense mechanism where it can excrete mucus from its mouth to deter predators
what are slime or cushion stars
The body of sponges contains many channels or pores that allow sea water to flow inside of the body of the sponge. These pore serve what essential biological function?
What is filter feeding
The name of the stinging cells in anemone is...
What are nematocysts
This type of clam can live up to 20 years and grow up to 25cm in diameter. Its shell is often covered in yellow boring sponge or transparent tunicates
what are giant rock scallops
These animals begin their lives as male then they transition to female after they reach a length of 21 cm or when they are two years old
what are prawns
This type of sea star excretes sulphur compounds that can be mistaken for the smell of garlic
what is the leather star