Sternaspis scutata (Ranzani 1817)

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Sternaspis scutata is a species of segmented worms in the family Sternaspidae. They are upward conveyors. Individuals can grow to 50 mm. They have parental care. Reproduction is gonochoristic. They are crawlers.

URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW_UC
Definition: Upward conveyors are vertically oriented species that typically feed head-down at depth in the sediment. Vertically oriented head-down feeders actively select and ingest particles at the deeper sediments and egest these non-locally as faeces in the sediment surface

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URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_YES
Definition: this term applies to a species that provides any parental care to its offspring

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000048
Definition: multi-cellular organism that has separate male and female sexes. (dioecious)

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URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_CRAWL
Definition: An organism that moves along via movements of its legs, appendages (e.g. parapodia and chaetae) or muscles

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EOL has data for 49 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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50 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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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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ecosystem engineering
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW
- Definition: directly or indirectly modulating the availability of resources to other species, by causing physical state changes in biotic or abiotic materials; modifying, maintaining and/or creating habitats
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biodiffusor
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/RW_DIFF
- Definition: organisms with activities that usually result in a constant and random local sediment biomixing over short distances.
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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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Aegean Sea
- URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/3315
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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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crawler
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_CRAWL
- Definition: An organism that moves along via movements of its legs, appendages (e.g. parapodia and chaetae) or muscles
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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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parental care
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_YES
- Definition: this term applies to a species that provides any parental care to its offspring
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reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0000003
- Definition: The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms
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gonochoristic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/HAO_0000048
- Definition: multi-cellular organism that has separate male and female sexes. (dioecious)
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sexual metamorphosis
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/SM
- Definition: Conspicuous change in the organism's body structure prior to reproduction
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yes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/yes
- Definition: This statement is true; the answer to this question is yes.
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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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selective deposit feeder
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/FEED_SD
- Definition: Some deposit feeders do not ingest sediment haphazardly but use their palps or buccal organs to sort organic material from the sediment prior to ingestion. The method of sorting varies according to the types of palps present.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Sternaspis scutata (Ranzani 1817) from the Global Biodiversity Information Facility

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Valentyna Inshyna, Msc and Viktor Baranov, PhD cc-by-nc-4.0