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Gyrodactylus salaris Malmberg 1957
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Kolasa and Tyler 2010
ciliary gliding
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http://eol.org/schema/terms/ciliary_gliding
Definition:
a type of locomotion in which an animal moves on a secreted layer of mucus, propelled by the beating of cilia. It is characteristic of small, soft-bodied invertebrates.
Attribution:
Martin, G.G. Ciliary gliding in lower invertebrates. Zoomorphologie 91, 249–261 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999814
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