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radially symmetric
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001325
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having equal proportion around a central point or axis
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zooplankton
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marine invertebrates
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mollusks
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phylum of invertebrate animals
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echinoderms
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marine phylum of animals
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phytoplankton
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autotrophic components of the plankton community
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Pacific Ocean
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actively mobile
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uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis
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provisioning
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supplying materials, especially food
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filter feeder
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a sub-group of suspension feeding animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure
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molluscivore
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q3319613
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carnivorous animal that specialises in feeding on molluscs
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invertivore
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An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)
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carnivore
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https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition:
organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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Crustacean body sizes
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planktivore
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http://wikidata.org/entity/Q7201320
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an aquatic organism that feeds on planktonic food
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