Muscle Worm

Trichinella spiralis (Owen 1835)

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Trichinella spiralis (Muscle Worm) is a species of nematodes in the family Trichinellidae. They are carnivores. They have parental care (female provides care). They are sessile animals.

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

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale
Definition: the female feeds and nurtures offspring
Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1759860
Definition: organisms that do not possess a means of self-locomotion and are normally immobile

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EOL has data for 18 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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endoparasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002634
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Sus scrofa Linnaeus 1758 (Wild Boar)
body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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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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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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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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The Nearctic
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742
- Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
- Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg
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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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scrubland
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000300
- Definition: Area covered with low-growing or stunted perennial vegetation and usually not mixed with trees.
- Comment: Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Mus musculus Linnaeus 1758 (house mouse)
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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undulatory
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q7884068
- Definition: motion characterized by wave-like movement patterns that act to propel an animal forward. eg: crawling in snakes, or swimming in the lamprey. Typically utilized by limbless animals
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parasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002444
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Balaenoptera musculus (Linnaeus 1758) (Pygmy Blue Whale)
parental care
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0060746
- Definition: A reproductive behavior in which a parent cares for and rears offspring.
- Comment: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dph]
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provisioning
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
- Definition: supplying materials, especially food
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skeleton structure
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OBA_0002342
- Definition: The structure of a skeleton.
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soft bodied
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12501479
- Definition: non-skeletal fauna
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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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parasite
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12806437
- Definition: organism adapted to living on or in another organism and causing harm to its host
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Muscle Worm from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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