Cyathocotylidae

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Cyathocotylidae is a family of flatworms. They are hermaphrodites. They rely on ciliary gliding to move around.

URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0007197
Definition: Multicellular organism that can produce both male and female gametes.

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URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ciliary_gliding
Definition: a type of locomotion in which an animal moves on a secreted layer of mucus, propelled by the beating of cilia. It is characteristic of small, soft-bodied invertebrates.
Attribution: Martin, G.G. Ciliary gliding in lower invertebrates. Zoomorphologie 91, 249–261 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999814

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EOL has data for 20 attributes, including:

has host
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002454
- Attribution: From OBO Relation Ontology
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Gillichthys mirabilis Cooper 1864 (Longjaw mudsucker)
locomotion
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0040011
- Definition: Self-propelled movement of a cell or organism from one location to another.
- Attribution: [database_cross_reference: GOC:dgh]
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ciliary gliding
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/ciliary_gliding
- Definition: a type of locomotion in which an animal moves on a secreted layer of mucus, propelled by the beating of cilia. It is characteristic of small, soft-bodied invertebrates.
- Attribution: Martin, G.G. Ciliary gliding in lower invertebrates. Zoomorphologie 91, 249–261 (1978). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00999814
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number of public records in BOLD
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/NumberPublicRecordsInBOLD
- Definition: number of records in this clade in the Barcode Of Life Database (BOLD)
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10
parasite of
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002444
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Ardea alba Linnaeus 1758 (Western great egret)
preyed upon by
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002439
- Definition: An interaction relationship involving a predation process, where the subject kills the target in order to eat it or to feed to siblings, offspring or group members
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Rexithaerus secta (Conrad 1837)
trophic guild
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/TrophicGuild
- Definition: A group of species that exploit the same food resources, and/or use the same feeding or foraging methods. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guild_(ecology)
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parasite
- URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q12806437
- Definition: organism adapted to living on or in another organism and causing harm to its host
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of Cyathocotylidae. View this species on GBIF

Cyathocotylidae Habitats

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

Fred D. Chibwana. University of Dar es Salaam. Fred D. Chibwana. Year: 2013. Contact: fredchibwana@udsm.ac.tz. cc-by-nc-sa-3.0

Cyathocotylidae Habitats

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

Cyathocotylidae includes 6 children: