DiapauseStage | Dormancy/Diapause Stage |
Diel | Diel |
Digitate | Digitate |
Diplontic | Diplontic |
Dipping | Dipping |
DippingToSurface | Dipping to surface |
DirectDevelopment | Direct development |
DispersalPotential | Larval or juvenile dispersal potential |
DispersalPotentialAdult | Dispersal potential (adult) |
Distribution Descriptors | Distribution Descriptors |
Diving | Diving |
Doliolaria | Doliolaria |
Dominant | Dominant |
DoubleCone | Double cone |
DownwardConveyor | Downward conveyor |
Drifter | Drifter |
DrivingFishForward | Driving Fish Forward |
Echinopluteus | Echinopluteus |
Ecological Descriptors | Ecological Descriptors |
EcologicalInteraction | Ecological Interaction |
Ecophysiology | Ecophysiology |
Ectoparasitic | Ectoparasitic |
EggClutchLocation | Egg, egg mass or clutch location |
EggPropaguleSize | Egg or propagule size |
EggSac | Egg sac |
Eggs | Eggs |
Elevation | Elevation |
EnclosedCoast | Enclosed coast or embayment |
Encrusting | Encrusting |
Endangered | Endangered (EN) |
Endoparasitic | Endoparasitic |
Endophytic | Endophytic |
Endoskeleton | Endoskeleton |
Endozoic | Endozoic |
Environment | Environment |
EnvironmentalPosition | Environmental position |
Ephyra | Ephyra |
Epibenthic | Epibenthic |
Epifaunal | Epifaunal |
Epifloral | Epifloral |
Epilithic | Epilithic |
Epipelagic | Epipelagic (0-200 m) |
Epipelic | Epipelic |
Epiphytic | Epiphytic |
Epizooic | Epizooic |
Eradicated | Eradicated |
Eradication unconfirmed | Eradication unconfirmed |
Erect | Erect |
Established | Established |
Established and expanding | Established and expanding |
Established and stable | Established and stable |
Estuary | Estuary |
Eulittoral | Littoral |
EversiblePharynx | Eversible pharynx |
Exoskeleton | Exoskeleton (including shells) |
Exposed | Exposed |
ExtentOfPhysicalDamageToPredominantAndSpecialHabitats | Extent of Physical Damage to Predominant and Special Habitats (BH3) |
External | External |
ExternalTube | External Tube |
Extinct | Extinct (EX) |
ExtinctInTheWild | Extinct in the Wild (EW) |
Extirpated | Extirpated |
ExtremelyExposed | Extremely exposed |
ExtremelySheltered | Extremely sheltered |
FAOASFISSpeciesForFisheryStatisticsPurposes | FAO-ASFIS: Species for Fishery Statistics Purposes |
FaunalBeds | Faunal beds |
FeaturesOther | Features or other substratum |
Fecundity | Fecundity |
Feeding | Feeding |
FeedingApparatus | Feeding apparatus |
FeedingMethodBehaviour | Feeding Method/Behaviour |
Fertilization | Fertilization |
FilerBasket | Filter basket |
Filiform | Filiform |
FineCleanSand | Fine clean sand |
Fisheries: accidental as bait | Fisheries: accidental as bait |
Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish | Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish |
Fisheries: accidental with fishery products, packing or substrate | Fisheries: accidental with fishery products, packing or substrate |
Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery | Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery |
Fission | Fission |
Flabellate | Flabellate |
Flaccid | Flaccid |
FlattenedEllipsoid | Flattened Ellipsoid |
Flexibility | Flexibility |
Floating | Floating |
Fluctuating | Fluctuating |
FlyerFlight | Flyer (Flight) |
Foliose | Foliose |
FollowingFishingBoats | Following Fishing Boats |
FoodPiracy | Food Piracy |
FoodTypeDiet | Food Type/Diet |
FootPaddling | Foot Paddling |
FootStirring | Foot Stirring |
Forest | Forest |
ForestForming | Forest-forming |
ForkLength | Fork length (FL) |
Fragile | Fragile |
Fragility | Fragility |
FreeLiving | Free living |
FreeWaterColumn | Free or water column |
Freshwater | Freshwater |
FreshwaterSalinity | Freshwater |
FunnelShaped | Funnel Shaped |
GameteType | Gamete type |
GenerationTime | Generation time |
Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression | Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression |
GillRakers | Gill rakers |
Gills | Gills |
Glider | Glider |
Globose | Globose |
Glochidium | Glochidium |
GoettesLarva | Goette's larva |
Gonochoristic | Gonochorisitc (dioecious) |
Gorgonin | Gorgonin |
Grasping | Grasping |
GraspingClaws | Grasping claws |
GraspingPaws | Grasping paws, hands, feet |
GravelShingle | Gravel or shingle |
GravellyMud | Gravelly mud |
GravellyMuddySand | Gravelly muddy sand |
GravellySand | Gravelly sand |
Grazer | Grazer |
GrazerBrowser | Grazer/Browser |
GrazerFrondsBlades | Grazer (fronds/blades) |
GrazerGrainsParticles | Grazer (grains / particles) |
GrazerSurfaceSubstratum | Grazer (surface/substratum) |
Gregarious | Gregarious |
GreySealPupProduction | Grey seal pup production (M5) |
GroundForaging | Ground Foraging |
GrowthForm | Growth form (or type) |
GrowthRate | Growth Rate |
Habitat | Habitat |
HabitatModification | Habitat modification |
HabitatPreferences | Habitat Preferences |
HabitatsDirective | Habitats Directive |
HabitatsDirectiveAnnexI | Habitats Directive Annex I |
HabitatsDirectiveAnnexII | Habitats Directive Annex II |
HabitatsDirectiveAnnexIII | Habitats Directive Annex III |
HabitatsDirectiveAnnexIV | Habitats Directive Annex IV |
HabitatsDirectiveAnnexV | Habitats Directive Annex V |
HabitatsDirectiveAnnexVI | Habitats Directive Annex VI |
Hadobenthic | Hadobenthic (Hadal) |
Hadopelagic | Hadopelagic (>6000 m) |
HalfCone | Half cone |
HalfConeFlattenedEllipsoid | Half cone with flattened ellipsoid |
HalfParallelepiped | Half parallelepiped |
HalfSphereDome | Half sphere (dome) |
HaploidDiploid | Haploid-diploid (haplodiplontic) |
Haplontic | Haplontic |
Hard | Hard |
HardImmobile | Immobile hard |
HardMobile | Mobile hard |
HardSubstrata | Rock (hard substrata) |
Hawking | Hawking |
HeightAboveSubstratum | Height (above substratum) |
Herbivore | Herbivore |
Heteromorphic | Heteromorphic |
Heterotroph | Heterotroph |
HighMagnesiumCalcite | High Magnesium Calcite |
Host | Host |
HoverDipping | Hover dipping |
Hovering | Hovering |
Human health | Human health |
Hydrostatic | Hydrostatic skeleton |
HyperSaline | Hyper-saline |
Hyperbenthic | Hyperbenthic |
IUCNRedList | IUCN Red List |
IceAssociated | Ice-Associated |
Impact | Impact |
In captivity/cultivated | In captivity/cultivated |
Independant (Free living) | Independant (free living) |
Individual release: accidental release by individuals | Individual release: accidental release by individuals |
Individual release: deliberate release by individuals | Individual release: deliberate release by individuals |
Induces novel behavioural or eco-physiological responses | Induces novel behavioural or eco-physiological responses |
Infaunal | Infaunal |
Infralittoral | Infralittoral |
InhalentSiphon | Inhalent siphon |
Inquilinist | Inquilinist |
Instar | Instar |
Intermediary | Intermediary |
Internal | Internal |
Interstitial | Interstitial |
Introduced Species Catalog | Introduced Species Catalog |
Introduced country and/or sea area | Introduced country and/or sea area |
Introduction unverified | Introduction unverified |
Introvert | Introvert |
Invasive | Invasive |
Invasiveness | Invasiveness |
Invasiveness Not specified | Invasiveness Not specified |
Invasiveness Uncertain | Invasiveness Uncertain |
Isogamous | Isogamous |
Isomorphic | Isomorphic |
Iteroparous | Iteroparous (polytely) |
JetPropulsion | Jet propulsion |
Jumper/Hopper | Jumper/Hopper |
Juvenile | Juvenile |
Juveniles | Juveniles |
Keratinous | Keratinous |
Kleptoparasitism | Kleptoparasitism |
Lagoon | Isolated saline water (lagoon) |
Lanceolate | Lanceolate |
LargeBoulders | Large or very large boulders |
LargeInsectColonies | Large (insect colonies) |
Larva | Larva |
LarvalJuvenileDevelopment | Larval and juvenile development |
LarvalSettlement | Larval settlement period |
LarvalStageDuration | Duration of larval stage |
LarvalSttlementSubstratum | Larval settlement substratum |
LeastConcern | Least Concern (LC) |
Lecithotrophic | Lecithotrophic |
LifeCycle | Life cycle |
LifeSpan | Life span |
Lifehistory | Life history |
Lifestage | Life stages |
Lithotomous | Lithotomous |
Locally common | Locally common |
Location Type | Location Type |
Lophophore | Lophophore |
Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain | Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain |
Loss of public/tourist amenity | Loss of public/tourist amenity |
LowerCircalittoral | Lower circalittoral |
LowerInfralittoral | Lower infralittoral |
LowerLittoral | Lower littoral |
LowerLittoralFringe | Lower littoral fringe |
Lures | Lures |
MSFDIndicators | MSFD Indicators |
Macroalgae | Macroalgae |
Macrobiota | Macrobiota [2.0 - 200 mm] |
Maerl | Maerl |
Management recorded | Management recorded |
Marine | Marine |
MarineBirdAbundance | Marine bird abundance (B1) |
MarineBirdBreedingSuccessFailure | Marine Bird Breeding Success / Failure (B3) |
MarineMammalBycatch | Marine mammal bycatch (M6) |
MarineSalinity | Marine |
Massive | Massive |
Mat | Mat |
MediumCleanSand | Medium clean sand |
Medusiform | Medusiform/Medusoid |
Megabiota | Megabiota [> 200 mm] |
Megalopa | Megalopa |
Meiobiota | Meiobiota [0.2 - 2.0 mm] |
Mesohaline | Mesohaline |
Mesopelagic | Mesopelagic (200-1000 m) |
Metanauplius | Metanauplius |
Microbiota | Microbiota [<0.2 mm] |
MidEulittoral | Mid littoral |
Migratory | Migration (migratory) |
Mitraria | Mitraria |
Mixed | Mixed |
MixedCalcareousMaterial | Mixed Calcareous Material |
Mixotroph | Mixotroph |
Mobile | Mobile |
Mobility | Mobility |
ModeOfLife | Mode of Life |
ModeratelyExposed | Moderately exposed |
ModeratelyStrong | Moderately strong |
Modular | Modular |
Monoculture | Monoculture |
Monoecious | Hermaphrodite (monoecious) |
Monoraphidioid | Monoraphidioid |
MouthParts | Mouth parts |
Movement | Movement |
MucusMesh | Mucus mesh or net |
Mud | Mud |
MudSandyMud | Mud and sandy mud |
MuddyGravel | Muddy gravel |
MuddySand | Muddy sand |
MuddySandyGravel | Muddy sandy gravel |
MullersLarva | Muller's larva |
Multivoltine | Multivoltine |
Muscular Contraction (body length) | Muscular contraction (body length) |
MuscularAxialProboscis | Muscular axial proboscis |
MutualistMutualism | Mutualist (mutualism) |
Native | Native |
Native - Endemic | Native - Endemic |
Native - Non-endemic | Native - Non-endemic |
Native country and/or native sea area | Native country and/or native sea area |
Natural dispersal | Natural dispersal |
Nauplius | Nauplius |
NearThreatened | Near Threatened (NT) |
Nectochaeta | Nectochaeta |
Nekton | Nektonic (nekton) |
Neritic | Neritic |
Neustonic | Neustonic |
NoDiapause | None |
NoOviparousCare | No care |
NoViviparousCare | No care |
NonBrooding | Non-brooding |
NonMigratoryResident | Non-migratory (resident) |
NonSelfing | Non-selfing |
NonSolidCement | Non-solid; cement |
NonSolidParticlesComp | Non-solid; particles |
NonTerritorial | Non-Territorial |
Nonfeeding | Non-Feeding |
Not invasive | Not invasive |
NotEvaluated | Not Evaluated (NE) |
OSPARCommonIndicators | OSPAR Biodiversity Common Indicators |
OSPARListOfThreatenedAndOrDecliningSpeciesAndHabitats | OSPAR List of Threatened and/or Declining Species and Habitats |
OSPARRegionIArcticWaters | OSPAR Region I: Arctic Waters |
OSPARRegionIIGreaterNorthSea | OSPAR Region II: Greater North Sea |
OSPARRegionIIICelticSeas | OSPAR Region III: Celtic Seas |
OSPARRegionIVBayOfBiscayAndIberianCoast | OSPAR Region IV: Bay of Biscay and Iberian Coast |
OSPARRegionVWiderAtlantic | OSPAR Region V: Wider Atlantic |
Occurrence | Occurrence |
Occurrence Not specified | Occurrence Not specified |
Oceanic | Oceanic |
Of concern | Of concern |
OffshoreSeabed | Offshore seabed |
Oligohaline | Oligohaline |
Omnivore | Omnivore |
OntogeneticMigration | Ontogenetic migration |
Oogamous | Oogamous |
OpenCoast | Open coast |
OpenEndedVentilation | Open-ended ventilation |
Ophiopluteus | Ophiopluteus |
OralPodia | Oral podia |
Organic | Organic |
Origin | Origin |
Origin uncertain | Origin uncertain |
Origin unknown | Origin unknown |
Other | Other |
Other impact - undefined or uncertain | Other impact - undefined or uncertain |
OtherSpecies | Other species |
Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space | Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space |
OvalCylinder | Oval cylinder |
Overhangs | Overhang |
Oviparous | Oviparous |
OviparousCare | Parental Care |
Ovoviviparous | Ovoviviparous |
Palps | Palps |
Papillae | Papillae or tube feet |
ParallelepipedRhomboid | Parallelepiped (rhomboid) |
Parasite | Parasitic |
ParasiticFeeding | Parasitic |
Parasitoid | Parasitoid |
Parenchymella | Parenchymella |
Passive | Passive |
PassiveDrifter | Passive drifter |
Pathogen/parasite or carrier of a pathogen/parasite | Pathogen/parasite or carrier of a pathogen/parasite |
Pathway/vector Other | Pathway/vector Other |
Pathway/vector Unknown | Pathway/vector Unknown |
Pathways/vector | Pathways/vector |
Pattering | Pattering |
Pebbles | Pebbles |
Pediveliger | Pediveliger |
Pelagic | Pelagic |
Pelagosphaera | Pelagosphaera |
Penicillate | Penicillate |
PermanentHermaphrodite | Permanent (synchronous) hermaphrodite |
Phagocytosis | Phagocytosis |
Phosphatic | Phosphatic |
Photoautotroph | Photoautotroph |
PhotosyntheticPigment | Photosynthetic pigment(s) |
Physiography | Physiography |
Physiology | Physiology |
PickingfromWaterSurface | Picking from the water surface |
PiercingToxic | Piercing |
Pilidium | Pilidium |
Pinnate | Pinnate |
PinnateBranching | Pinnate or branching |
Pisciform | Pisciform |
Plankton | Planktonic (plankton) |
PlanktonBiomassAndOrAbundance | Plankton biomass and/or abundance (PH2) |
Planktotrophic | Planktotrophic |
Plant introductions: accidental with deliberate plant translocations | Plant introductions: accidental with deliberate plant translocations |
Plant introductions: deliberate translocation of plant species | Plant introductions: deliberate translocation of plant species |
Planula | Planula |
Pleustonic | Pleustonic |
PlungeDiving | Plunge Diving |
Plunging | Plunging |
Pollination | Pollination (plants) |
Polyhaline | Polyhaline |
Pouncing | Pouncing |
Predator | Predator (Hunter) |
Present/controlled | Present/controlled |
Probing | Probing |
ProportionOfLargeFish | Proportion of large fish (Large Fish Index) (FC2) |
Protandrous | Protandrous |
Protogynous | Protogynous |
Protonymphon | Protonymphon |
Protozoea | Protozoea |
Province | Province |
PseudoArrhenotoky | Pseudo-arrhenotoky |
PursuitDiving | Pursuit Diving |
PursuitHunterCooperative | Pursuit hunter (co-operative) |
PursuitHunterIndividual | Pursuit Hunter (individual) |
PursuitPlunging | Pursuit Plunging |
QualitativeBodySize | Qualitative body size |
QuantitativeBodySize | Quantitative body size |
Radial | Radial |
Radulae | Radulae |
Rare | Rare |
Rare to common | Rare to common |
Rare to dominant | Rare to dominant |
Rasping | Rasping |
Rataria | Rataria |
Recorded in error | Recorded in error |
RecoveryInThePopulationAbundanceOfSensitiveFishSpecies | Recovery in the population abundance of sensitive fish species (FC1) |
Recreational equipment: accidental with recreational equipment | Recreational equipment: accidental with recreational equipment |
ReefBuilding | Reef-building |
Regenerator | Regenerator |
Reported | Reported |
ReproductiveFrequency | Reproductive Frequency |
ReproductiveSeason | Reproductive season |
ReproductiveType | Reproductive type |
Reticulate | Reticulate |
RiaVoe | Ria or voe |
Robust | Robust |
Rockpools | Rockpool |
RotationalEllipsoid | Rotational ellipsoid |
Salinity | Salinity (regime) |
Saltmarsh | Salt marsh |
Sand | Sand |
SandMuddySand | Sand and muddy sand |
SandyGravel | Sandy gravel |
SandyMud | Sandy mud |
Saprophage | Saprophage |
Scavenger | Scavenger |
Scientific research: accidental release with research activities | Scientific research: accidental release with research activities |
Scientific research: deliberate release with research activities | Scientific research: deliberate release with research activities |
SeaIce | Sea ice |
SeaLoch | Sea loch (Scotland), sea lough (Ireland) |
Seagrass | Seagrass |
SealAbundanceAndDistribution | Seal Abundance and Distribution (M3) |
Seaplanes: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms | Seaplanes: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms |
SearcherForager | Searcher/Forager |
SeasonalEnvironment | Seasonal (environment) |
SeasonalFeeding | Seasonal (feeding) |
SeasonalReproduction | Seasonal (reproduction) |
SedimentReworking | Sediment reworking |
SedimentSoft | Soft (sediment) |
SedimentSurface | Sediment surface |
Seeds | Seeds (plants) |
Seizing | Seizing |
SelfFertilizing | Self-fertilizing |
Semelparous | Semelparous (monotely) |
Semivoltine | Semivoltine |
SequentialHermaphrodite | Sequential hermaphrodite |
Sessile | Sessile |
Setose | Setose (Hairy) |
SexualReproduction | Sexual reproduction |
ShallowPlunging | Shallow plunging |
Sheltered | Sheltered |
Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms | Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms |
Ships: accidental associated with cargo | Ships: accidental associated with cargo |
Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins | Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins |
Ships: accidental with solid ballast | Ships: accidental with solid ballast |
Ships: general | Ships: general |
Shrub | Shrub |
Siliceous | Siliceous |
SimpleAxialProboscis | Simple axial proboscis |
SizeCompositionInFishCommunities | Size composition in fish communities (FW3) |
Skimming | Skimming |
SmallBoulders | Small boulders |
SmallTribePridePackPod | Small (tribe/pride/pack/pod) |
Snatching | Snatching |
Sociability | Sociability |
SocialGroup | Social group |
Solid | Solid |
Solitary | Solitary |
Sometimes present | Sometimes present |
Source country and/or sea area | Source country and/or sea area |
SpecialisedStage | Specialised stage |
Species Importance To Society | Species' Importance to Society |
Spermcast | Spermcast |
Sphere | Sphere (spherical) |
SplashZone | Splash zone |
Sponginous | Sponginous |
Sporogenesis | Sporogenesis |
SprayZone | Spray Zone |
Stacks | Stacks |
StandardLength | Standard length (SL) |
Stellate | Stellate |
StickyMucus | Sticky or mucus covered |
Stinging | Stinging |
StraitSound | Strait or sound |
Strandline | Strand-line |
Straplike | Straplike/Ribbonlike |
Strong | Strong |
StunAttack | Stun attack |
Sublittoral | Sublittoral |
SublittoralFringe | Sublittoral fringe |
Substratum | Substratum |
SubstratumHabitat | Substratum |
SubsurfaceDepositFeeder | Sub-surface deposit feeder |
SubsurfaceSeizing | Subsurface seizing |
Suctorial | Suctorial (sucker bearing) |
Support | Support |
SupportingStructuresEnclosures | Supporting Structures and Enclosures |
Supralittoral | Supralittoral |
SurfaceDabbling | Surface dabbling |
SurfaceDepositFeeder | Surface deposit feeder |
SurfaceDipping | Surface dipping |
SurfaceDiving | Surface Diving |
SurfacePlunging | Surface plunging |
SurfaceSeizing | Surface seizing |
SuspensionFeeder | Suspension feeder |
Swimmer | Swimmer |
Swimming | Swimming |
SymbiontContribution | Symbiont contribution |
Symbiotic | Symbiotic |
Tadpole | Tadpole |
Talons | Talons |
TaxonSpecificBodySize | Taxon specific body size |
TaxonSpecificBodySizeFish | Taxon specific body size: Fish |
TaxonSpecificBodySizeMacroAlgae | Taxon specific body size: Macroalgae |
TempRange | Temperature range tolerated |
TemporaryAttachment | Temporary attachment |
Tentacles | Tentacles |
Terrestrial | Terrestrial |
Territorial | Territorial |
TidalStrength | Tidal streams and water flow (range) |
Tolerance | Tolerance |
TotalLength | Total length (TL) |
Trapezoid | Trapezoid/Trapezium |
Traps | Traps |
TrendsInNewRecordsOfNonIndigenousSpeciesIntroducedByHumanActivities | Trends in New Records of Non-Indigenous Species (NIS) Introduced by Human Activities (NIS) |
TruncatedCone | Truncated cone |
Tubicolous | Tube dwelling (tubicolous) |
Turbinate | Turbinate |
Turf | Turf |
TypeI | Type I |
TypeII | Type II |
TypeIII | Type III |
TypeIV | Type IV |
TypeV | Type V |
TypicalSpeciesComposition | Typical species composition (BH1) |
UltraSheltered | Ultra sheltered |
Under10 | <10m |
UnderBoulders | Under boulders |
UnderIce | Under ice |
UnderwaterSeizing | Underwater seizing |
UnderwaterSwimming | Underwater swimming |
Unitary | Unitary |
Univoltine | Univoltine |
UpperCircalittoral | Upper circalittoral |
UpperEulittoral | Upper littoral |
UpperInfralittoral | Upper infralittoral |
UpperLittoralFringe | Upper littoral fringe |
UpwardsConveyor | Upward conveyor |
Variable | Variable |
Vegetation | Vegetation |
Vegetative | Vegetative reproduction |
Veliger | Veliger |
VentralBuccalOrgan | Ventral buccal organ |
VentralMuscularProboscis | Ventral muscular proboscis |
Vermiform | Vermiform |
VermiformAnnulated | Vermiform annulated |
VermiformSegmented | Vermiform segmented |
VermiformUnsegmented | Vermiform Unsegmented |
VerticalBiologicalZone | Vertical biological zone (or zonation) |
VeryExposed | Very exposed |
VerySheltered | Very sheltered |
VeryStrong | Very strong |
VeryWeak | Very weak |
Viviparous | Viviparous |
ViviparousCare | Parental care |
Vulnerable | Vulnerable (VU) |
WadinginShallowWater | Wading in shallow water |
Water abstraction or nuisance fouling | Water abstraction or nuisance fouling |
WaveExposed | Wave exposed |
WaveExposure | Wave exposure |
WaveSheltered | Wave sheltered |
Weak | Weak |
Whiplike | Whiplike |
Width | Width |
WidthOfDisc | Width of disc (WD) |
Wingspan | Wingspan |
Zoea | Zoea |