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Chironomus pilicornis (Fabricius 1794)

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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burrow depth

ecology literature

10

(juvenile, max)
Brusca and Brusca, 2003

10

(juvenile, max)

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

Definition: Development of insects with complete metamorphosis which involves a pupal stage.

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ecomorphological guild

ecology literature
tubicolous
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/tubicolous

Definition: aquatic organisms that construct and inhabit simple unbranched vertical shafts with only one opening to the surface. These are primarily above-sediment filter-feeders, surface deposit-feeders, and subsurface deposit-feeders (head-down, conveyor-belt feeders)

Attribution: Macrofaunal Burrows and Irrigation in Marine Sediment: Microbiological and Biogeochemical Interactions. Available from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265483886_Macrofaunal_Burrows_and_Irrigation_in_Marine_Sediment_Microbiological_and_Biogeochemical_Interactions [accessed Feb 26 2020].

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(juvenile)
Brusca and Brusca, 2003
tubicolous
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/tubicolous

Definition: aquatic organisms that construct and inhabit simple unbranched vertical shafts with only one opening to the surface. These are primarily above-sediment filter-feeders, surface deposit-feeders, and subsurface deposit-feeders (head-down, conveyor-belt feeders)

Attribution: Macrofaunal Burrows and Irrigation in Marine Sediment: Microbiological and Biogeochemical Interactions. Available from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/265483886_Macrofaunal_Burrows_and_Irrigation_in_Marine_Sediment_Microbiological_and_Biogeochemical_Interactions [accessed Feb 26 2020].

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(juvenile)

elevation

Alaskan Arthropods

15 m

(min)
Alaskan Arthropods

200 m

(max)

feeding structure

Arthropod Trophic Ecology Data
sucking mouthparts
URI: https://eol.org/schema/terms/sucking

Definition: Mouthparts adapted for the take-up of liquids via suction through a tubular proboscis.

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(adult)

geographic distribution

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Alaskan Arthropods
Alaska
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q797

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Alaskan Arthropods
arctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25322

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United States Species List
United States
URI: http://www.geonames.org/6252001

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Arctic Arthropods
low arctic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/lowArctic

Definition: Zone D, per the Circumpolar Arctic Vegetation Map (CAVM Team 2003)

Attribution: http://www.arcticatlas.org/maps/themes/cp/cpbz

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Arctic Arthropods
the palearctic
URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

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habitat

Alaskan Arthropods
tundra
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q43262

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motility

ecology literature
facultatively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/facultativelyMobile

Definition: Organisms that can change location but do so infrequently, e.g., crinoids, some infaunal bivalves.

Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html

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(juvenile)
Brusca and Brusca, 2003
facultatively mobile
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/facultativelyMobile

Definition: Organisms that can change location but do so infrequently, e.g., crinoids, some infaunal bivalves.

Attribution: http://paleodb.org/public/tips/ecology_tips.html

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(juvenile)

number of dna records in ggbn

GGBN data coverage

2

number of records in gbif

GBIF data coverage

46

number of specimens in ggbn

GGBN data coverage

2

trophic guild

ecology literature
surface deposit feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/surfaceDepositFeeder

Definition: An organism which obtains food primarily by surface deposit feeding. Reid WDK, Wigham BD, McGill RAR, Polunin NVC (2012) Elucidating trophic pathways in benthic deep-sea assemblages of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north and south of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 463:89-103. doi:10.3354/meps09863

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(juvenile)
ecology literature
suspension feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/suspensionFeeder

Definition: An organism which feeds on organisms and/or particles suspended in the water column.

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(juvenile)
Brusca and Brusca, 2003
surface deposit feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/surfaceDepositFeeder

Definition: An organism which obtains food primarily by surface deposit feeding. Reid WDK, Wigham BD, McGill RAR, Polunin NVC (2012) Elucidating trophic pathways in benthic deep-sea assemblages of the Mid-Atlantic Ridge north and south of the Charlie-Gibbs Fracture Zone. Mar Ecol Prog Ser 463:89-103. doi:10.3354/meps09863

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(juvenile)
Brusca and Brusca, 2003
suspension feeder
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/suspensionFeeder

Definition: An organism which feeds on organisms and/or particles suspended in the water column.

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(juvenile)

type specimen repository

GBIF national node type records UK

NHMUK

(male)
GBIF national node type records UK

NHMUK

(male)