Myriochele australis (Grube 1866)

Myriochele australis is a species of segmented worms in the family Oweniidae. They are surficial modifiers.

URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/surficialModifier
Definition: bioturbating fauna with activities restricted to the sediment layer immediately below the sediment surface
Attribution: S. Lindqvist, Engelbrektsson, Eriksson, Hulth. 2016. Functional classification of bioturbating macrofauna in marine sediments using time-resolved imaging of particle displacement and multivariate analysis. Biogeosciences Discuss, 13 Oct. 2016. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-411.

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EOL has data for 8 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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appendages
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q13415392
- Definition: external body part, or natural prolongation, that protrudes from the body of an organism
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biramous parapodia
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/biramous_parapodia
- Definition: parapodia (paired fleshy lateral processes) that end in two branches
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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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tubicolous
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/tubicolous
- Definition: aquatic organisms that construct and inhabit simple unbranched vertical shafts with only one opening to the surface. These are primarily above-sediment filter-feeders, surface deposit-feeders, and subsurface deposit-feeders (head-down, conveyor-belt feeders)
- Attribution: Macrofaunal Burrows and Irrigation in Marine Sediment: Microbiological and Biogeochemical Interactions. Available from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265483886_Macrofaunal_Burrows_and_Irrigation_in_Marine_Sediment_Microbiological_and_Biogeochemical_Interactions [accessed Feb 26 2020].
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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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surficial modifier
- URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/surficialModifier
- Definition: bioturbating fauna with activities restricted to the sediment layer immediately below the sediment surface
- Attribution: S. Lindqvist, Engelbrektsson, Eriksson, Hulth. 2016. Functional classification of bioturbating macrofauna in marine sediments using time-resolved imaging of particle displacement and multivariate analysis. Biogeosciences Discuss, 13 Oct. 2016. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-411.
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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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deep marine sediment
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00002113
- Definition: sediment that accumulates in the flat or very gently sloping areas of the deep ocean basin floor. The three main types are siliceous oozes, calcareous oozes, and red clays.
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