Property:Definition
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Engulfing prey/food item in cytoplasm +
composed of phosphoric acid or phosphates. +
An organism that obtains metabolic energy from light by a photochemical process such as photosynthesis (e.g. seaweeds, phytoplankton) (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998). +
Coastal geomorphology and physical features. +
Seabirds/wader +
Specialist - modified radula used to inject toxins, e.g. cone shells +
Free-swimming, helmet-shaped, larva of nemerteans (ribbon worms) with an apical tuft, apical sensory organs, oral lobes and oral ciliated band (see Stachowitsch, 1992, Rupert & Barnes, 1996). +
Branching like a feather – an elongate main axis with lateral branches or lobes (Prescott, 1969). +
Branched tentacles, used as filtration mechanism +
Living in the fluid medium (water or air) but unable to maintain their position or distribution independently of the movement of the water/air mass (adapted from Lincoln <i>et al.</i>, 1998). +
Common in OSPAR Regions II, III, IV +
Feeding at least in part on materials captured from the plankton (Barnes ''et al.'', 1993). +
This refers to invasive plant species which are unintentionally introduced into a new area/region carried on or with the habitat material of some intentionally planted flora. +
This refers to plant species which are planted intentionally for some purpose resulting in the introduction of an invasive plant into a new area/region (e.g. for erosion control). +
A ciliated, free swimming larva; lacks a mouth but in older stages may include a gastrovascular cavity (Stachowitsch, 1992) +
Living permanently at the water surface due to their own buoyancy, normally positioned partly in the water and partly in the air. +
Transfer of male gametophyte (pollen) to the 'female' part of a flower +
18-<30 psu (included under MNCR Reduced, 18-30 psu) +
