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Eastern Elliptio

Elliptio complanata (Lightfoot 1786)

body shape

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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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diet includes

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algae
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37868

Definition: polyphyletic group of photosynthetic nonvascular organisms

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phytoplankton
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q184755

Definition: autotrophic components of the plankton community

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detritus
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q736879

Definition: dead particulate organic material

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microorganisms
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39833

Definition: microscopic living organism

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habitat

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freshwater
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873

Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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freshwater
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873

Definition: A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.

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migration

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nonmigratory
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/nonmigratory

Definition: Does not make seasonal movements between breeding and wintering grounds.

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motility

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actively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/activelyMobile

Definition: uses self-propelled locomotion to change location on a regular basis

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native range includes

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The Nearctic
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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parental care

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female provides care
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/parentalCareFemale

Definition: the female feeds and nurtures offspring

Attribution: Richard M. Sibly, Christopher C. Witt, Natalie A. Wright, Chris Venditti, Walter Jetz, and James H. Brown. 2012. Energetics, lifestyle, and reproduction in birds. PNAS 109(27):10937-10941, doi:10.1073/pnas.1206512109

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provisioning
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419

Definition: supplying materials, especially food

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trophic guild

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planktivore
URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q7201320

Definition: an aquatic organism that feeds on planktonic food

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detritivore
URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q2750657

Definition: organism that obtains nutrients by consuming detritus

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parasite
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12806437

Definition: organism adapted to living on or in another organism and causing harm to its host

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filter feeder
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1252491

Definition: a sub-group of suspension feeding animals that feed by straining suspended matter and food particles from water, typically by passing the water over a specialized filtering structure

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