Brown Hydra

Hydra oligactis Pallas 1766

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Hydra oligactis (Brown Hydra) is a species of cnidarians in the family Hydridae. They are associated with freshwater habitat. They are native to Oceania continent (Australia, NZ and islands) and The Nearctic. They are carnivores. They have asexual reproduction.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255151

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742
Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
Attribution: Crustacean body sizes

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URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019954
Definition: Capable of the biological process in which new individuals are produced by either a single cell or a group of cells, in the absence of any sexual process.

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EOL has data for 13 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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radially symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001325
- Definition: having equal proportion around a central point or axis
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body shape
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/BodyShape
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radially symmetric
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001325
- Definition: having equal proportion around a central point or axis
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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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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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Canada
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6251999
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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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pond
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000033
- Definition: A body of water, usually of smaller size than a lake.
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mineralized tissue contains
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_4000013
- Definition: Component found in mineralized tissue, (a specialized form of biogenic tissue in which the extracellular matrix is mineralized)
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calcium phosphate
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_77635
- Definition: A calcium salt composed of calcium and phosphate/diphosohate ions; present in milk and used for the mineralisation of calcified tissues.
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native range includes
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NativeRange
- Definition: Lists jurisdictions in which a given organism is a member of the undisturbed fauna or flora.
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Oceania continent (Australia, NZ and islands)
- URI: http://www.geonames.org/6255151
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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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no parental care
- URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/BP_NO
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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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asexual reproduction
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0019954
- Definition: Capable of the biological process in which new individuals are produced by either a single cell or a group of cells, in the absence of any sexual process.
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trophic level
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1053008
- Definition: position of an organism in a food web. May be described verbally with descriptors including primary producer, herbivore or carnivore. If described numerically, 1 indicates a primary producer, 2 a herbivore, and so on up the food web.
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carnivore
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
- Definition: organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
- Attribution: Crustacean body sizes
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visual system
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0002104
- Definition: The sensory system subserving the sense of vision.
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photoreceptor cell
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0001060
- Definition: A specialized cell type in a multicellular organism that is sensitive to light.
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Brown hydra. View this species on GBIF

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