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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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are host of
Global Biotic Interactions
Kalipharynx piramboae
are parasitized by
Global Biotic Interactions
Kalipharynx piramboae
Global Biotic Interactions
Kalipharynx piramboae
are preyed upon by
Global Biotic Interactions
Helicops leopardinus (Schlegel 1837)
Global Biotic Interactions
Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein & Mhk 1819) (Jabiru stork)
Global Biotic Interactions
Jabiru mycteria (Lichtenstein & Mhk 1819) (Jabiru stork)
auditory system
Ladich and Popper 2004
otoliths
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q591800
Definition:
Inner-ear structure in vertebrates which detects acceleration and may detect acoustic signals
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body length
Fishbase
125 cm
(male or unsexed, adult)
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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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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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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fish
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q152
Definition:
vertebrate animal that lives in water and (typically) has gills
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macroalga
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/OMIT_0013523
Definition:
macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae
Attribution:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seaweed
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crustaceans
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25364
Definition:
subphylum of arthropods
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mollusks
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25326
Definition:
phylum of invertebrate animals
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extinction status
Paleobiology Database
extant
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/extant
Definition:
This taxon is still in existence, as opposed to extinct.
Attribution:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extant_taxon
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first appearance
Paleobiology Database
maastrichtian age
URI:
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Maastrichtian
Attribution:
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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Paleobiology Database
70.59999999999999 million years ago
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geographic distribution
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Fishbase
South America
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/6255150
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Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology
Peru
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/3932488
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South Atlantic Species List
South Atlantic
URI:
http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1914
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Argentina Species List
Argentina
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/3865483
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Paraguay Species List
Paraguay
URI:
http://www.geonames.org/3437598
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habitat
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Wikipedia (inferred records)
ground
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000635
Definition:
planetary surface that is not covered by water
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mud
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000001
Definition:
A liquid or semi-liquid mixture of water and some combination of soil, silt, and clay.
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Fishbase
freshwater
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition:
A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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Fishbase
benthic
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/benthic
Definition:
Living at the bottom of a body of water.
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tropical
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000204
Comment:
Ontology Description: http://environmentontology.org/ Ontology Source: http://envo.googlecode.com/svn/trunk/src/envo/envo.owl
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last appearance
Paleobiology Database
11.608 million years ago
(min)
Paleobiology Database
tortonian age
URI:
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Tortonian
Attribution:
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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life span
Fishbase
8 years
(male or unsexed, max)
AnAge
8.3 years
(max)
locomotion
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
swimming
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0036268
Definition:
Self-propelled movement of an organism from one location to another through water, often by means of active fin movement.
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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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mineralized skeleton contains
Mineralogy
apatite
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52254
Definition:
A phosphate mineral with the general formula Ca5(PO4)3X where X = OH, F or Cl
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mineralized tissue contains
Mineralogy
hydroxylapatite
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52255
Definition:
A phosphate mineral with the formula Ca5(PO4)3(OH).
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Mineralogy
aragonite
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_52239
Definition:
Calcium carbonate (CO3Ca), aragonite structure
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motility
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
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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Paleobiology Database
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 Neotropics
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q217151
Definition:
one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface
Attribution:
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Neotropic.svg
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number of fossil occurrences
Paleobiology Database
24
parental care
Animal Diversity Web Traits and images
provisioning
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2874419
Definition:
supplying materials, especially food
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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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protection
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2251595
Definition:
action or precaution against a threat against an uncertainty or possible unpleasant events
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paternal care
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/paternalCare
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sensory system
Bullock et al 1983
electroreception
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1326528
Definition:
detection and measurement of weak electric fields, via specialized sense organs and brain structures that process this information
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sexual system
Fairbairn 2013
dioecious
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q148681
Definition:
a characteristic of a species, meaning that it has distinct male and female individual organisms.
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social system
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solitary
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/solitary
Definition:
Solitary animals are those that spend a majority of their lives without others of their species, with possible exceptions for mating and raising their young. Antonyms for a solitary animal include a social animal or a colonial animal.
Attribution:
https://www.definitions.net/definition/solitary+animal
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trophic guild
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invertivore
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/invertivore
Definition:
An organism that feed on invertebrate animals (insects, crustaceans, molluscs, worms, etc.)
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carnivore
URI:
https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition:
organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
Attribution:
Crustacean body sizes
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insectivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
Definition:
organism that eats insects.
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Paleobiology Database
carnivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q81875
Definition:
organism that eats mostly or exclusively animal tissue
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type specimen repository
GBIF national node type records Germany
Staatliches Museum fuer Naturkund Stuttgart
URI:
http://biocol.org/urn:lsid:biocol.org:col:34840
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