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Giant Northern Termite

Mastotermes darwiniensis Froggatt 1897

Body symmetry

Namigai et al 2014
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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are host of

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Global Biotic Interactions

Deltotrichonympha operculata
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Deltotrichonympha operculata
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Mixotricha paradoxa Sutherland 1933
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Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans
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Trichosporon mycotoxinivorans

are parasitized by

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Dimastigella trypaniformis
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Pentatrichomonoides scroa
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Mastopsenius australis Seevers 1945
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Koruga bonita
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Metadevescovina extranea Kirby 1945

behavioral circadian rhythm

Saunders 2002
nocturnal
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q309179

Definition: animal behavior characterized by activity during the night and sleeping during the day

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cellularity

Cellularity and growth form
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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developmental mode

Insect Development
hemimetabolous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/hemimetabolous

Definition: Development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, resulting in a gradual change in body form with each molt, without a pupal stage.

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feeding structure

Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
biting-chewing mouthparts
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/bitingChewing

Definition: Mouthparts adapted to cutting and grinding food particles using opposable mandibles with a mola (grinding surface).

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geographic distribution

Australia Species List
Australia
URI: http://www.geonames.org/2077456

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Indian Ocean Species List
Indian Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1904

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number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

297

trophic guild

Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
detritivore
URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q2750657

Definition: organism that obtains nutrients by consuming detritus

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xylophage
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q45879481

Definition: organism that derives nutrition primarily from wood

Comment: synonym: lignivore

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wing morphology

Insect Wings
secondarily apterous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/secondarilyApterous

Definition: The absence of wings in organisms that are descended from winged ancestors.

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(adult)
Insect Wings
macropterous
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/macropterous

Definition: The presence of fully functional wings.

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(adult)