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Okenia pulchella (Alder & Hancock 1854)
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Cellularity and growth form
Celtic Sea Species List
Fairbairn 2013
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Hughes 1970
Inner Seas off the West Coast of Scotland Species
Kattegat Species List
Lauga 2006
Mineralogy
Namigai et al 2014
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Lauga 2006
mucus mediated gliding
URI:
https://eol.org/schema/terms/mucus_gliding
Definition:
muscular waves propelling an animal over a mucus layer overlaying the substrate; alternating regions of muscular contraction and expansion create traveling waves that shear the mucus, resulting in translation of the animal.
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