Red Rock Worm

Marphysa sanguinea (Montagu 1813)

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Marphysa sanguinea (Red Rock Worm) is a species of segmented worms in the family Eunicidae. Individuals can grow to 600 mm. Reproduction is iteroparous.

URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/STRAT_ITER
Definition: Breeding several times per lifetime.

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EOL has data for 29 attributes, including:

body length
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CMO_0000013
- Definition: A measurement of the longest dimension of a body, typically between two distinct ends of the body.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: Dorland:Dorlands_Illustrated_Medical_Dictionary--31st_Ed] [database_cross_reference: ISBN:978-1416049982]
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100 mm
body size
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_VT0100005
- Definition: The size of a multicellular organism
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300 mm
ecomorphological guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/EcomorphologicalGuild
- Definition: organisms that share certain morphological traits due to adaptation to similar environments and ecological roles
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geographic distribution includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Present
- Definition: This organism is known to be present in this location or region. Not exclusive; other regions may also be reported.
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Hawaii
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/5855797
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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mud
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000001
- Definition: A liquid or semi-liquid mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay.
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habitat
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/habitat
- Definition: A category or description of the habitat in which the Event occurred.
- Comment: Example: "oak savanna", "pre-cordilleran steppe"
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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habitat includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/Habitat
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tidal mudflat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000241
- Definition: A level tract lying at a small depth below the surface of water, or alternately covered and left bare by the tide.
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has ectoparasite
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002633
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Foliomolgus cucullus Kim I. H. 2001
water depth
- URI: http://rs.tdwg.org/dwc/terms/verbatimDepth
- Definition: The depth of seawater at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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85 m
water temperature
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/SeawaterTemperature
- Definition: Temperature of the water at a location where this organism has been observed or collected.
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27.678 degrees celsius

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of red rock worm. View this species on GBIF

Smithsonian Institution. Matthieu Leray. Year: 2014. cc-by-nc-sa-3.0