Oyster Redworm

Mytilicola orientalis Mori 1935

Mytilicola orientalis (Oyster Redworm) is a species of copepods in the family Mytilicolidae.

EOL has data for 9 attributes, including:

ectoparasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002632
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Magallana gigas (Thunberg 1793) (Japanese oyster)
endoparasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002634
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Magallana gigas (Thunberg 1793) (Japanese oyster)
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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United States
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001
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supporting structures and enclosures
- URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/SupportingStructuresEnclosures
- Definition: Hard framework, internal or external, which supports and protects softer parts of plant, animal or unicellular organism, and to which muscles usually attach in animals, includes skeletons (derived from Lawrence, 2005).
- Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:SupportingStructuresEnclosures Lawrence, E. (ed.) (2005) Henderson's dictionary of Biology (13th edition). London, United Kingdom: Pearson Education Limited.
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exoskeleton
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0006611
- Definition: Exoskeleton or shell, including those of mollusks, turtles, insects and crustaceans
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trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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ectoparasite
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7880449
- Definition: organism adapted to living on the exterior surface of another organism and causing harm to its host
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of oyster redworm. View this species on GBIF