Giant Pink Ascidian

Herdmania momus (Savigny 1816)

Body organization

Shenkar et al 2011
solitary
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary

Definition: Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.

Attribution: https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal

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Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
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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are symbionts of

Global Biotic Interactions

Pontonia sibogae

cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
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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ecomorphological guild

World Register of Marine Species
planktonic
URI: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/Plankton

Definition: Living in the fluid medium (water or air) but unable to maintain their position or distribution independently of the movement of the water/air mass (adapted from Lincoln et al., 1998).

Attribution: http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Plankton

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Shenkar et al 2011
benthic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/benthic

Definition: Living at the bottom of a body of water.

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(adult)

geographic distribution

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World Register of Marine Species
Mozambique
URI: http://www.geonames.org/1036973

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World Register of Marine Species
Mediterranean Sea
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1905

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World Register of Marine Species
Somalia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/51537

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World Register of Marine Species
Aegean Sea
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/3315

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United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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habitat

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TreatmentBank
bay
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000032

Definition: An area of water bordered by land on three sides.

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TreatmentBank
marine reef
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000143

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World Register of Marine Species
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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World Register of Marine Species
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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Global Register of Introduced and Invasive Species
marine
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000447

Definition: An aquatic biome that comprises systems of open-ocean and unprotected coastal habitats, characterized by exposure to wave action, tidal fluctuation, and ocean currents as well as systems that largely resemble these. Water in the marine biome is generally within the salinity range of seawater: 30 to 38 ppt.

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introduced range includes

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World Register of Marine Species
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
URI: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/4280

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World Register of Marine Species
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
URI: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/4280

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World Register of Marine Species
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
URI: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/4280

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World Register of Marine Species
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
URI: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/4280

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World Register of Marine Species
Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
URI: http://marineregions.org/mrgid/4280

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latitude

OBIS environmental data records

5.55 degrees

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

12 degrees

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

34.3181 degrees

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

-40.857 degrees

(min)

longitude

OBIS environmental data records

124.833 degrees

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

-69 degrees

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

166.35 degrees

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

-79.9533 degrees

(min)

mineralized skeleton contains

Mineralogy
calcium carbonate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_3311

Definition: A carbonate salt that has formula CO3Ca

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Mineralogy
vaterite
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52241

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Mineralogy
uric acid
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_27226

Definition: An oxopurine that is the final oxidation product of purine metabolism.

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number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

673

reproduction

Fairbairn 2013
sexual reproduction
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019953

Definition: Capable of creating a new organism by combining the genetic material of two gametes, which may come from two parent organisms or from a single organism, in the case of self-fertilizing hermaphrodites.

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sexual system

Fairbairn 2013
hermaphrodite
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007197

Definition: Multicellular organism that can produce both male and female gametes.

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trophic guild

World Register of Marine Species
filter feeder
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1252491

Definition: a sub-group of suspension feeding animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure

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Brusca and Brusca, 2003
mucus net feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/mucus_net_feeder

Definition: A consumer that uses patches or a sheet of mucus to capture food particles suspended in the water column

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type specimen repository

GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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GBIF national node type records France
museum national d'histoire naturelle (mnhn)
URI: http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34988

Definition: Museum National d'Histoire Naturelle (MNHN), Paris, France. URL for main institutional website: http://www.mnhn.fr/museum/foffice/science/science/sommaire.xsp

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visual system

Nilsson 2013
ocelli
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001758

Definition: small simple eyes, found in many invertebrates, usually consisting of a few sensory cells and a single lens

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water depth

OBIS environmental data records

18 m

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

37 m

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

0.15 m

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

510 m

(max)

water dissolved o2 concentration

OBIS environmental data records

4.505 mL/L

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

4.518 mL/L

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

5.697 mL/L

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

3.338 mL/L

(min)

water nitrate concentration

OBIS environmental data records

0.487 µmol/l

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

0.919 µmol/l

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

0.086 µmol/l

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

8.732 µmol/l

(max)

water o2 saturation

OBIS environmental data records

100.007 percent

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

99.632 percent

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

72.456 percent

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

101.354 percent

(max)

water phosphate concentration

OBIS environmental data records

0.043 µmol/l

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

0.083 µmol/l

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

0.054 µmol/l

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

0.867 µmol/l

(max)

water salinity

OBIS environmental data records

34.03 psu

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

34.08 psu

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

34.112 psu

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

35.513 psu

(max)

water silicate concentration

OBIS environmental data records

1.449 µmol/l

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

0.818 µmol/l

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

9.298 µmol/l

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

0.798 µmol/l

(min)

water temperature

OBIS environmental data records

28.315 degrees celsius

(max)
OBIS environmental data records

27.989 degrees celsius

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

13.247 degrees celsius

(min)
OBIS environmental data records

28.496 degrees celsius

(max)