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Sabazius

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Sabazius is a genus of flatworms in the family Monocelididae. They rely on ciliary gliding to move around.

URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ciliary_gliding
Definition: a type of locomotion in which an animal moves on a secreted layer of mucus, propelled by the beating of cilia. It is characteristic of small, soft-bodied invertebrates.
Attribution: Martin, G.G. Ciliary gliding in lower invertebrates. Zoomorphologie 91, 249–261 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999814

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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Sabazius from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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Sabazius includes 1 child:

Sabazius brattstroemi Marcus 1954