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Hagfishes

Myxiniformes

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Myxiniformes (Hagfishes) is an order of vertebrates. There are 82 species of Hagfishes, in 6 genera and 1 family. It includes groups like Slime Eels.

EOL has data for 3 attributes, including:

Body symmetry
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/body_symmetry
- Definition: overall repetitive or reflective pattern in the body of one individual of this taxon. eg: bilateral symmetry, rotational symmetry, radial symmetry
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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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cellularity
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/PATO_0001992
- Definition: An organismal quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearers consisting cells. [ PATOC:GVG ]
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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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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of hagfishes. View this species on GBIF

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Hagfish Habitats

The environments in which many hagfishes species are known to live. Select an environment to see its hagfishes species checklist.

hagfishes Habitats

The environments in which many hagfishes species are known to live. Select an environment to see its hagfishes species checklist.

hagfishes includes 1 child:

Myxinidae (slime eels)