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Oithona vivida Farran 1913

body length

Benedetti et al 2015

0.68 mm

(adult, min)
Benedetti et al 2015

0.83 mm

(adult, max)

geographic distribution

Benedetti et al 2015
Mediterranean Sea
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1905

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habitat

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photic zone
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000209

Definition: The zone of an ocean from the surface to 200m where photosynthesis can occur, due to the penetration of light.

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parental care

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sac spawner
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/sacSpawner

Definition: Sac spawners lay their eggs into an ovigerous sac. Sac spawners spawn few but relatively large eggs that develop slowly.

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spawn_(biology)#Crustaceans

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trophic guild

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omnivore
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q164509

Definition: organism consuming a variety of foods, usually including both plants and animals

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zooplankton feeding mode

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ambush predator
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ambush

Definition: organisms that capture or trap prey by stealth or by strategy (typically not conscious strategy), rather than by speed or by strength.

Comment: synonym: sit-and-wait predator

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