Glycerine Worm

Glycera Lamarck 1818

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Glycera (Glycerine Worm) is a genus of segmented worms in the family bloodworms. They are biodiffusors. They are carnivores. Individuals can grow to 100 mm. They are crawlers.

URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW_DIFF
Definition: organisms with activities that usually result in a constant and random local sediment biomixing over short distances.

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_CRAWL
Definition: An organism that moves along via movements of its legs, appendages (e.g. parapodia and chaetae) or muscles

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EOL has data for 34 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
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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ecosystem engineering
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW
- Definition: directly or indirectly modulating the availability of resources to other species, by causing physical state changes in biotic or abiotic materials; modifying, maintaining and/or creating habitats
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biodiffusor
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW_DIFF
- Definition: organisms with activities that usually result in a constant and random local sediment biomixing over short distances.
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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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Palau
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1559582
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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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marine reef
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000143
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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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coastal
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687
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locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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crawler
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_CRAWL
- Definition: An organism that moves along via movements of its legs, appendages (e.g. parapodia and chaetae) or muscles
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parental care
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060746
- Definition: A reproductive behavior in which a parent cares for and rears offspring.
- Comment: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dph]
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no parental care
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_NO
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sexual metamorphosis
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/SM
- Definition: Conspicuous change in the organism's body structure prior to reproduction
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yes
- URI: http://purl.bioontology.org/ontology/SNOMEDCT/373066001
- Attribution: http://ihtsdo.org
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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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predator
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q170430
- Definition: Organism that obtains food by hunting
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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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-2.058 degrees celsius

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Glycerine Worm

Glycera Lamarck 1818

glycerine worm includes 81 children: