Lined Fireworm

Pherecardia striata (Kinberg 1857)

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Pherecardia striata (Lined Fireworm) is a species of segmented worms in the family fire worms. They are carnivores. Individuals can grow to 100 mm.

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

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EOL has data for 28 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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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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20 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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eats
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002470
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Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus 1758) (Crown of thorns starfish)
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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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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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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Madagascar
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/1062947
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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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preys on
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Acanthaster planci (Linnaeus 1758) (Crown of thorns starfish)
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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carnivorous scavenger
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/carnivorous_scavenger
- Definition: organism that feeds on dead animal material
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type specimen repository
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TypeSpecimenRepository
- Definition: The institution that holds a type specimen for a given species. The recommended best practice is to use the identifier in a collections registry such as the Biodiversity Collections Index (http://www.biodiversitycollectionsindex.org/).
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Lined Fireworm from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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