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Glossaulax vesicalis (Philippi 1849)

ecosystem engineering

Queirós et al 2013
surficial modifier
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/surficialModifier

Definition: bioturbating fauna with activities restricted to the sediment layer immediately below the sediment surface

Attribution: S. Lindqvist, Engelbrektsson, Eriksson, Hulth. 2016. Functional classification of bioturbating macrofauna in marine sediments using time-resolved imaging of particle displacement and multivariate analysis. Biogeosciences Discuss, 13 Oct. 2016. doi:10.5194/bg-2016-411.

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motility

Queirós et al 2013
burrower
URI: http://polytraits.lifewatchgreece.eu/terms/MOB_BUR

Definition: An organism that lives or moves in a burrow in soft sediments.

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