Ophelina minima Hartmann-Schröder 1974

Ophelina minima is a species of segmented worms in the family Opheliidae. They are biodiffusors. Individuals can grow to 50 mm. They rely on anguilliform to move around.

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://eol.org/schema/terms/anguilliform
Definition: Body/caudal fin propulsion, with little increase in the amplitude of the flexion wave as it passes along the body
Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_locomotion#Anguilliform

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EOL has data for 21 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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bilaterally symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001324
- Definition: being symmetric about a plane running from frontal end to caudal end (head to tail), and having nearly identical right and left halves
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appendages
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13415392
- Definition: external body part, or natural prolongation, that protrudes from the body of an organism
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biramous parapodia
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/biramous_parapodia
- Definition: parapodia (paired fleshy lateral processes) that end in two branches
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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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50 mm
body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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vermiform
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7921571
- Definition: shaped like a worm
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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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multicellular
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001993
- Definition: A cellularity quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting of more than one cell. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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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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North Sea
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/2350
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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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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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anguilliform
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/anguilliform
- Definition: Body/caudal fin propulsion, with little increase in the amplitude of the flexion wave as it passes along the body
- Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fish_locomotion#Anguilliform
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motility
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q33596
- Definition: ability to move spontaneously and actively, consuming energy in the process
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burrower
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_BUR
- Definition: An organism that lives or moves in a burrow in soft sediments.
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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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subsurface deposit feeder
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/subsurfaceDepositFeeder
- Definition: An organism which obtains food primarily by subsurface deposit feeding. Reid WDK, Wigham BD, McGill RAR, Polunin NVC (2012) Elucidating trophic pathways in benthic deep-sea assemblages of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north and south of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 463:89-103. doi:10.3354/meps09863
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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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71 m

Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Ophelina minima Hartmann-Schröder 1974. View this species on GBIF