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Melayonchis eloisae Dayrat 2017
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Lauga 2006
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Cellularity and growth form
Fairbairn 2013
iNaturalist data coverage
Lauga 2006
Mineralogy
Namigai et al 2014
TreatmentBank
World Register of Marine Species
Zieger and Meyer Rochow 2008
locomotion
Lauga 2006
mucus mediated gliding
URI:
https://eol.org/schema/terms/mucus_gliding
Definition:
muscular waves propelling an animal over a mucus layer overlaying the substrate; alternating regions of muscular contraction and expansion create traveling waves that shear the mucus, resulting in translation of the animal.
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