Coastal miniBIOTA
Located in Orlando, Florida, the Coastal miniBIOTA represents the exciting evolution of the original project that began in December 2019. The current system, established in December 2023, features interconnected marine, beach, and coastal habitats teeming with life. Here, diverse organisms collaborate to maintain a balanced closed environment, showcasing the power of ecological harmony.
Coastal miniBIOTA’s
Known Organisms
Kingdom Plantae
Coinvine - Dalbergia ecastaphyllum
Shoal grass - Halodule wrightii
Unknown green hair algae
Unknown beige algae
Brazilian Peppertree - Schinus terebinthifolius raddi
White Mangrove - Laguncularia racemosa
Red Mangrove - Rhizophora mangle
Kingdom Animalia
Green porcelain crab - Petrolisthes armatus
Antillean nerite - Nerita fulgurans
Orangeclaw hermit crab - Calcinus tibicen
mottled shore crab - Pachygrapsus transversus
Daggerblade grass shrimp - Palaemon-pugio
Unknown Sponge
Ragworm - Alitta succinea
Trumpet worms - Lagis koreni
Common Atlantic Marginella - Prunum apicinum
Bruised Nassa - Nassarius vibex
Unknown tiny black snail
Unknown Cerith Snail
Eelgrass Isopod - Erichsonella attenuata
Unknown aquatic amphipods (various species)
Unknown Copepods (various species)
Unknown hermit crab 2
Unknown hermit crab 3
Unknown small green shrimp
mangrove tree crab - Aratus pisonii
Big claw snapping shrimp - Alpheus heterochaelis
Squareback marsh crab - armases cinereum
Cladonema radiatum
Green Sea Slug - Elysia chlorotica
Unknown terrestrial worm
Unknown Wolf Spider
Unknown Terrestrial Isopod
Surinam Cockroach - Pycnoscelus surinamensis
Unknown Springtail
Unknown Oyster
Unknown Fiddler Crab 1
Unknown Fiddler Crab 2
Unknown Ants
Unknown Pipefish
Unknown sea anemone
Extinct Species
Coastal Biome
As of 6 June 2024
Beach Biome
As of 6 June 2024
Marine Biome
As of 6 June 2024
miniBIOTA 1 Marine Ecosystem week 17 update