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Tantulocarida Boxshall & Lincoln 1983

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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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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described accepted species

Appeltans et al

36

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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percent of marine species currently described

Appeltans et al

3

total unknown marine species

Appeltans et al

1060

trophic guild

Brusca and Brusca, 2003
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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(adult)

undescribed marine species present in museum collections

Appeltans et al

60

undiscovered marine morphospecies

Appeltans et al

1000