User:Georges Cuvier/Natural Resources

Natural Resources

• Fashion (used for clothing, perfume, jewellery etc.)
• Art (used as artistic material or component of artistic supplies)
• Health and Medicine (used to promote health or as a medicine)
• Food (consumed for nutrition)
• Industry (used in the production of other products)
• Building material (used for construction of buildings)
• Household (used as a household item in domestic life)
• Labour (used to perform work)
• Energy (used to provide energy)
• Agriculture (used in agriculture)

Fungi and Microogranisms

See Also: List of domesticated fungi and microorganisms

Fungi

Microorganisms

Plants

See Also: Economic botany, List of domesticated plants, List of culinary fruits

Zoological

See Also: List of domesticated animals

Sponges

Species	Location of Origin	Products	See Also
Spongia officinalis	Mediterranean Sea Caribbean Sea	Bath sponge Padding Portable drinking utensils Water filter Cleaning tool Paint applicator Contraceptive Tampon	Aquaculture of sea sponges Sponge diving
Hippospongia communis	Mediterranean Sea

Cnidarians

Species	Location of Origin	Products	See Also
Cannonball jellyfish		Food Aphrodisiac	Jellyfish as food
Jelly blubber
Rhopilema esculentum
Aurelia aurita
Chrysaora pacifica
Nomura's jellyfish
Corallium		Precious coral
Black coral		Jewellery
Coral		Medicine

Annelids

Species	Location of Origin	Products	See Also
Hirudo medicinalis		Medicine
Palola viridis	Samoan Islands	Food
Hediste diversicolor		Fishing bait
Ragworm		Fishing bait Food
Earthworm		Fishing bait Noke	Worm charming

Echinoderms

Species	Location of Origin	Products	See Also
Sea cucumber		Sea cucumber as food Gamat	Sea cucumber as food Aquaculture of sea cucumbers
Sea urchin		Food
Heterocentrotus mamillatus		Food Abrasive tool
Starfish		Food Souvenir

Crustaceans

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products
Crab		Crab meat	Crab fisheries
Lobster		Food
Shrimp		Shrimp and prawn as food	Shrimp fishery Shrimp farming
Crayfish		Food Fishing bait
Prawn		Shrimp and prawn as food
Mantis shrimp		Food
Krill		Food	Krill fishery
Brine shrimp			Aquaculture of brine shrimp
Barnacle		Food

Molluscs

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products

Arachnids

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products

Insects

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products

Fish

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products

Amphibians

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products

Reptiles

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products

Birds

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products

Mammals

Species	Location of Origin	Purpose	Products

Geological

See Also: Economic geology

Geobotanical

Geozoological

Species	Location of Origin	Products	See Also
Coral		Coral rag
Crinoid		Indian bead St. Cuthbert's beads