Lampreys

Petromyzontiformes

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Petromyzontiformes is an order of vertebrates. There are 47 species of Petromyzontiformes, in 10 genera and 3 families. It includes groups like Petromyzontidae, Geotriidae, and Mordaciidae.

EOL has data for 6 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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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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sensory system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0001032
- Definition: Anatomical system that overlaps the nervous system and is responsible for receiving and processing sensory information.
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electroreception
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1326528
- Definition: detection and measurement of weak electric fields, via specialized sense organs and brain structures that process this information
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Petromyzontiformes. View this species on GBIF

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Petromyzontiforme Habitats

The environments in which many Petromyzontiformes species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Petromyzontiformes species checklist.

Petromyzontiformes Habitats

The environments in which many Petromyzontiformes species are known to live. Select an environment to see its Petromyzontiformes species checklist.

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