The Estuary & Brackish Water Lab Collection is designed for teachers, classrooms, and marine biology programs looking for hands-on materials to study estuarine ecosystems. This teaching kit includes a live assortment of common plants and animals found in Maine’s brackish ponds and coastal estuaries, representing algae, seagrasses, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, tunicates, and fish.
Each collection is sustainably harvested and carefully packaged for safe live arrival, giving students the opportunity to observe, study, and explore the rich biodiversity of estuarine habitats.
Species that are usually included are:
Chlorophyta: hollow green weed (Enteromorpha), green slime (Cladomorpha)
Tracheophyta: marsh grass (Spartina), eelgrass (Zostera)
Mollusca: tortoiseshell limpet (Acmaea), blue mussel (Mytilus), common periwinkle (Littorina), soft shelled clams (Mya)
Annelida: sandworms (Nereis), spaghetti worms (Amphitrite)
Arthropoda: hermit crab (Pagurus), green crab (Carcinus), rock barnacle (Balanus), scuds (Gammarus), sand shrimp (Crangon)
Echinodermata: brooding sea star (Leptasterias)
Urochordata: sea vase (Ciona), sea peach (Halocynthia), cactus sea squirt (Boltenia e.)
Chordata: three spine stickleback (Gasterosteus), and mummichog (Fundulus)
Why Teachers Choose This Kit:
Designed specifically for classroom and lab use
Includes live materials from multiple marine phyla
Great for lessons on ecology, adaptations, and biodiversity
Aligned with marine biology, environmental science, and life sciences curricula
Product Details:
Name: Estuary & Brackish Water Lab Collection
Contents: ~15–20 species, assortment varies seasonally
Collection Method: Sustainably hand-harvested in Maine
Best For: Science classrooms, ecology labs, homeschool, teaching kits
Shipping: Live arrival guaranteed
The Estuary & Brackish Water Lab Collection is designed for teachers, classrooms, and marine biology programs looking for hands-on materials to study estuarine ecosystems. This teaching kit includes a live assortment of common plants and animals found in Maine’s brackish ponds and coastal estuaries, representing algae, seagrasses, mollusks, worms, crustaceans, echinoderms, tunicates, and fish.
Each collection is sustainably harvested and carefully packaged for safe live arrival, giving students the opportunity to observe, study, and explore the rich biodiversity of estuarine habitats.
Species that are usually included are:
Chlorophyta: hollow green weed (Enteromorpha), green slime (Cladomorpha)
Tracheophyta: marsh grass (Spartina), eelgrass (Zostera)
Mollusca: tortoiseshell limpet (Acmaea), blue mussel (Mytilus), common periwinkle (Littorina), soft shelled clams (Mya)
Annelida: sandworms (Nereis), spaghetti worms (Amphitrite)
Arthropoda: hermit crab (Pagurus), green crab (Carcinus), rock barnacle (Balanus), scuds (Gammarus), sand shrimp (Crangon)
Echinodermata: brooding sea star (Leptasterias)
Urochordata: sea vase (Ciona), sea peach (Halocynthia), cactus sea squirt (Boltenia e.)
Chordata: three spine stickleback (Gasterosteus), and mummichog (Fundulus)
Why Teachers Choose This Kit:
Designed specifically for classroom and lab use
Includes live materials from multiple marine phyla
Great for lessons on ecology, adaptations, and biodiversity
Aligned with marine biology, environmental science, and life sciences curricula
Product Details:
Name: Estuary & Brackish Water Lab Collection
Contents: ~15–20 species, assortment varies seasonally
Collection Method: Sustainably hand-harvested in Maine
Best For: Science classrooms, ecology labs, homeschool, teaching kits
Shipping: Live arrival guaranteed
