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Red King Crab

Paralithodes camtschaticus (Tilesius 1815)

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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diet includes

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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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algae
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q37868

Definition: polyphyletic group of photosynthetic nonvascular organisms

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mollusks
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q25326

Definition: phylum of invertebrate animals

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phytoplankton
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q184755

Definition: autotrophic components of the plankton community

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worms
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q47253

Definition: animals that typically have a long tube-like body

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geographic distribution

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Pacific Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1903

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Arctic Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1906

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northern hemisphere
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q39061

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the Palearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q106447

Definition: largest of the eight ecozones constituting the Earth's surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Palearctic.png

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The Nearctic
URI: https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q737742

Definition: one of the eight terrestrial ecozones constituting the Earth's land surface

Attribution: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ecozone_Nearctic.svg

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habitat

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benthic
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/benthic

Definition: Living at the bottom of a body of water.

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coastal
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000687

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temperate
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000206

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polar
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_00000894

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introduced range includes

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Atlantic Ocean
URI: http://www.marineregions.org/mrgid/1902

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locomotion

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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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mating system

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polygynous
URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ECOCORE_00000065

Definition: One male has an exclusive mating relationship with two or more females

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motility

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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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parental care

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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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social system

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group living
URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/socialGroupLiving

Definition: where individuals of the same species (conspecifics), maintain spatial proximity with one another over time with mechanisms of social attraction

Attribution: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Group_living

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trophic guild

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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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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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planktivore
URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q7201320

Definition: an aquatic organism that feeds on planktonic food

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