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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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Progne subis (Linnaeus 1758) (Purple Martin)
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Lethocerus Mayr 1853 (giant water bug)
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Dytiscus
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Graphoderus
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Bagrus bajad (Forsskål 1775) (Bayad)
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Araneus bicentenarius (McCook 1888) (Giant Lichen Orbweaver)
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Lethocerus Mayr 1853 (giant water bug)
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Dytiscus
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Graphoderus
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Falco subbuteo Linnaeus 1758 (Eurasian Hobby)
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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
hemimetabolous
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/hemimetabolous
Definition:
Development of insects with incomplete metamorphosis, resulting in a gradual change in body form with each molt, without a pupal stage.
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Anaxyrus americanus (Holbrook 1836) (American Toad)
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Agabus
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Aedes (mosquito)
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Graphoderus
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Tropisternus (water scavenger beetle)
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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chattian age
URI:
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Chattian
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International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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Paleobiology Database
28.1 million years ago
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temperate
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206
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terrestrial
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000446
Definition:
A biome that applies to the terrestrial realm.
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freshwater
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000873
Definition:
A biome that applies to the freshwater realm.
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have pathogen
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Systenostrema candida J. I. R. Larsson 1987
last appearance
Paleobiology Database
miocene epoch
URI:
http://resource.geosciml.org/classifier/ics/ischart/Miocene
Attribution:
International Chronostratigraphic Chart: http://www.stratigraphy.org/index.php/ics-chart-timescale
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Paleobiology Database
5.333 million years ago
(min)
latitude
OBIS environmental data records
44.3 degrees
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OBIS environmental data records
44.3 degrees
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locomotion
Paleobiology Database
aerial
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NBO_0000366
Definition:
Behavior related to the movement of an organism from one location to another through the air.
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longitude
OBIS environmental data records
-65.3333 degrees
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OBIS environmental data records
-65.3333 degrees
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motility
Paleobiology Database
fast moving
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/fastMoving
Definition:
Organism that is capable of fast, active locomotion.
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number of fossil occurrences
Paleobiology Database
12
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Barcode of Life Data Systems
265
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Herina parva (Loew 1864)
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Chironomidae (midges)
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Hylaeus Fabricius 1793 (Masked Bees)
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Athericidae (watersnipe flies)
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Ceratopogonidae (biting midges)
skeleton contains
Paleobiology Database
chitin
URI:
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CHEBI_17029
Definition:
An aminoglycan consisting of beta-(1->4)-linked N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues.
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trophic guild
Paleobiology Database
insectivore
URI:
http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q677088
Definition:
organism that eats insects.
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GBIF national node type records UK
NHMUK
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GBIF national node type records UK
NHMUK
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wing morphology
Insect Wings
macropterous
URI:
http://eol.org/schema/terms/macropterous
Definition:
The presence of fully functional wings.
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