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- Abyssopelagic
- AccessoryFeedingStructures
- Accretion
- Aggregations
- AlphaPolyhaline
- AlternationOfGenerations
- Ambusher
- AnchialineCaves
- AppendagesPaddles
- Aquaculture: accidental
- Aquaculture: deliberate
- AsexualReproduction
- Bathylpelagic
- Benthic
- Benthopelagic
- BetaPolyhaline
- Bio-control: accidental translocation with deliberate bio-control release
- Bio-control: deliberate translocation as a bio-control agent
- Biodiffusor
- Biological Descriptors
- BirdsDirective
- Bivoltine
- BlindEndedVentilation
- Bodylength
- BrackishSalinity
- Budding
- CITES
- Calcareous
- CalcareousSkeleton
- Canals: natural range expansion through man-made canals
- Chitinous
- CiliaFlagella
- Circalittoral
- CircalittoralOffshore
- Clay
- CoarseCleanSand
- CoarseSediments
- Commensal (with/on/in)
- Cruising
- Dabbling
- Debris: transport of species on human generated debris
- Diameter
- Dipping
- Distribution Descriptors
- Diving
- DownwardConveyor
- DrivingFishForward
- Ecological Descriptors
- BodyForm
- BodyShape
- AnchorShaped
- Articulate
- Bivalved
- BodyAccretion
- BodyAlgalGravel
- BullateSaccate
- CapitateClubbed
- Chains
- Clathrate
- ConeHalfSphere
- Conical
- Cylindrical
- Dendroid
- Digitate
- DoubleCone
- Encrusting
- Erect
- FaunalBeds
- Filiform
- Flabellate
- Flaccid
- FlattenedEllipsoid
- Foliose
- FunnelShaped
- Globose
- HalfCone
- HalfConeFlattenedEllipsoid
- HalfParallelepiped
- HalfSphereDome
- Lanceolate
- Massive
- Medusiform
- Monoraphidioid
- Flexibility
- Fragility
- GrowthForm
- HeightAboveSubstratum
- BodyShape
- EcologicalInteraction
- Ecophysiology
- Feeding
- ModeOfLife
- Movement
- BodyForm
- Ectoparasitic
- EnclosedCoast
- Endoparasitic
- Endoskeleton
- Epipelagic
- Estuary
- Exoskeleton
- Exposed
- ExternalTube
- ExtremelyExposed
- ExtremelySheltered
- FAOASFISSpeciesForFisheryStatisticsPurposes
- FeaturesOther
- FineCleanSand
- Fisheries: accidental as bait
- Fisheries: accidental with deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish
- Fisheries: accidental with fishery products, packing or substrate
- Fisheries: deliberate translocations of fish or shellfish to establish or support fishery
- Fission
- Floating
- FollowingFishingBoats
- FoodPiracy
- FootPaddling
- FootStirring
- ForkLength
- FreshwaterSalinity
- Gonochoristic
- Gorgonin
- Grasping
- Gregarious
- GroundForaging
- HabitatsDirective
- Hadopelagic
- Hard
- Hawking
- Host
- Hovering
- Hydrostatic
- HyperSaline
- IUCNRedList
- IceAssociated
- Individual release: accidental release by individuals
- Individual release: deliberate release by individuals
- Infralittoral
- Inquilinist
- Introduced Species Catalog
- Abundance
- Impact
- Adverse habitat modification
- Alters bio-geochemical/hydrologic cycles
- Alters trophic interactions
- Aquatic transport
- Consumes native species (predator or herbivore)
- Damage to marine structures or archaeology
- Genetic impacts: hybridisation and introgression
- Human health
- Induces novel behavioural or eco-physiological responses
- Loss of aquaculture/commercial/recreational harvest or gain
- Loss of public/tourist amenity
- Invasiveness
- Location Type
- Occurrence
- Origin
- Iteroparous
- JetPropulsion
- Keratinous
- Lagoon
- LargeInsectColonies
- Lures
- MSFDIndicators
- Macrobiota
- MarineSalinity
- MediumCleanSand
- Megabiota
- Meiobiota
- Mesopelagic
- Microbiota
- Mixed
- ModeratelyExposed
- ModeratelyStrong
- Modular
- Monoecious
- MudSandyMud
- Multivoltine
- Muscular Contraction (body length)
- MutualistMutualism
- Natural dispersal
- Neritic
- NoOviparousCare
- NoViviparousCare
- NonSelfing
- NonTerritorial
- OSPARCommonIndicators
- AbundanceAndDistributionOfMarineMammals
- ChangeInAverageTrophicLevelOfMarinePredatorsInTheBayOfBiscay
- ChangesInBiodiversityIndex
- ChangesInPlanktonFunctionalTypesIndexRatio
- ConditionOfBenthicHabitatCommunities
- ExtentOfPhysicalDamageToPredominantAndSpecialHabitats
- GreySealPupProduction
- MarineBirdAbundance
- MarineBirdBreedingSuccessFailure
- MarineMammalBycatch
- OSPARListOfThreatenedAndOrDecliningSpeciesAndHabitats
- Oceanic
- OffshoreSeabed
- OpenCoast
- OpenEndedVentilation
- OralPodia
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| Absent | Species that were reported at some time to be present but were not recorded subsequently are reported to be ‘Absent’. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Absent | 6 May 2015 11:25:24 |
| Abundance | Abundance and population trends of species populations have been recorded where this information was available. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Abundance | 6 May 2015 12:07:34 |
| AbundanceAndDistributionOfMarineMammals | Common in OSPAR Regions II, III, IV | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AbundanceAndDistributionOfMarineMammals | 5 December 2019 10:57:20 |
| Abyssobenthic | Occupying the ocean floor from ca 4000 - 6000 m depth. Usually a more or less flat plain (Lincoln et al., 1998). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Abyssobenthic | 28 May 2015 14:13:11 |
| Abyssopelagic | Overlays the plains of the major ocean basins with a lower boundary of ca 6000 m. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Abyssopelagic | 29 May 2015 15:24:39 |
| AccessoryFeedingStructures | Other structures such as palps, tentacles or a radiolar crown ("grooved palps"). There are forms of single pair of grooved palps nearly always attached dorsally or near the junction of the prostomium and peristomium, or multiple grooved palps sometimes forming a crown. Dorso lateral ciliated folds in the roof of the buccal cavity may be present in some polychaetes. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AccessoryFeedingStructures | 28 May 2015 11:45:52 |
| Accretion | An organism that constructs reefs or raised beds of accreted materials, e.g. bound sand in Sabellaria spp. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Accretion | 14 May 2015 16:31:09 |
| Actinula | Crawling larval stage of some hydoids (amend) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Actinula | 30 June 2015 09:36:37 |
| Adult | The reproductively capable (mature), fully formed, usually longest lived, stage of an animals life cycle. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Adult | 1 July 2015 09:49:35 |
| AdultBody | Attached or stuck to adult but not held in specialised appendage / receptacle | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AdultBody | 3 June 2015 11:09:11 |
| AdultBurrow | Eggs are placed or retained within the parents burrow | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AdultBurrow | 3 June 2015 11:07:44 |
| AdultDiapause | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AdultDiapause | 6 May 2015 10:33:00 | |
| Adverse habitat modification | Where the species physically alters the nature of the strata/habitat. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Adverse habitat modification | 6 May 2015 11:26:11 |
| AerialDipping | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AerialDipping | 15 July 2015 15:46:43 | |
| AerialHawking | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AerialHawking | 15 July 2015 15:50:21 | |
| AgeAtMaturity | Age recorded in days, months, years. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AgeAtMaturity | 3 June 2015 10:58:08 |
| Aggregations | An organism that constructs reefs and raised beds due to aggregation of large numbers of individuals via permanent or semi-permanent attachment e.g. mussels, oysters and Crepidula beds. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Aggregations | 14 May 2015 16:32:11 |
| AlgalGravel | Constructs deep beds of calcareous algal nodules, e.g. maerl beds | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AlgalGravel | 14 May 2015 16:27:34 |
| Alien | Species introduced by man into places out of their natural range of distribution. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Alien | 15 September 2015 14:55:39 |
| AlphaHaline | 36-40 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AlphaHaline | 1 June 2015 11:16:34 |
| AlphaMesohaline | 10-<18 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AlphaMesohaline | 1 June 2015 11:06:44 |
| AlphaOligohaline | 3-<5 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AlphaOligohaline | 1 June 2015 11:10:09 |
| AlphaPolyhaline | 25-<30 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AlphaPolyhaline | 1 June 2015 11:13:00 |
| AlternationOfGenerations | The alternation of generations, in the life cycle of an organism, that exhibit different modes of reproduction; typically sexual (diploid) and asexual (haploid) phases. Also termed metagenesis (Lincoln et al., 1998) (e.g. Daphnia, some rotifers) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AlternationOfGenerations | 27 July 2015 13:56:14 |
| Alters bio-geochemical/hydrologic cycles | Where the species alters the nature of chemical or water cycles. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Alters bio-geochemical/hydrologic cycles | 6 May 2015 11:26:46 |
| Alters trophic interactions | Where the species alters food web dynamics. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Alters trophic interactions | 6 May 2015 11:27:40 |
| Ambusher | Sedentary or sessile predators, that wait for prey to come to them, and may or may not use a final pounce, traps or lures (e.g. sea anemones, large hydroids, spiders) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Ambusher | 28 May 2015 09:54:50 |
| AmorphousCaCO3 | calcium carbonate that lacks a crystalline structure, or whose internal is so irregular that there is no characteristic external form. The term does not preclude the existence of any degree of order (Derived from Neuendorf et al. 2005) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AmorphousCaCO3 | 23 February 2017 14:03:46 |
| Amphiblastula | A poriferan larva, composed of a hollow ball of cells, with one hemisphere ciliated (Ruppert & Barnes, 1994). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Amphiblastula | 30 June 2015 09:39:28 |
| AnchialineCaves | Coastal salt water habitats with no surface connection to the sea. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AnchialineCaves | 8 July 2015 09:13:39 |
| AnchorShaped | E.g. Ceratium spp. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AnchorShaped | 14 May 2015 10:32:44 |
| Anisogamous | Having flagellate gametes of different size, shape or behaviour (from Bold, 1977 and Lincoln et al., 1998). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Anisogamous | 3 June 2015 09:44:08 |
| AnnualEpisodic | Breeds every year but in one or more discrete periods initiated by some trigger (for example a lunar cycle). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AnnualEpisodic | 3 June 2015 10:43:05 |
| AnnualProtracted | Breeds every year over an extended or drawn out period. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AnnualProtracted | 3 June 2015 10:43:30 |
| ApomicticParthenogenesis | Reproduction via single cells /eggs that are derived by mitosis (Barnes et al., 1993) - amictic. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:ApomicticParthenogenesis | 17 July 2015 13:41:07 |
| AppendagesPaddles | Swimming is effected one or more pairs of appendages (legs or paddles) e.g. the pleiopods of Isopod, Amphipod or Decapod crustaceans, or the legs of amphibious vertebrates. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AppendagesPaddles | 29 July 2015 12:09:07 |
| Aquaculture: accidental | Alien and potentially invasive species that have accidentally escaped from containment/ aquaculture facility into the wild. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Aquaculture: accidental | 6 May 2015 11:28:28 |
| Aquaculture: deliberate | Alien and potentially invasive species that have been intentionally introduced for aquaculture. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Aquaculture: deliberate | 6 May 2015 12:02:20 |
| Aquatic transport | Where the species alters boat traffic or impedes ability of boats to navigate waterways. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Aquatic transport | 6 May 2015 11:28:50 |
| Aragonite | a crystalline form of calcium carbonate, e.g. one of the constituents of mollusc shells. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Aragonite | 23 January 2017 12:27:43 |
| ArborescentArbuscular | Having the shape or characteristics of a tree. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:ArborescentArbuscular | 7 November 2014 16:52:20 |
| AristolesLantern | Specialist - sea urchins | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AristolesLantern | 28 May 2015 10:25:26 |
| ArmsAppendages | Traits that describe specialized limbs or appendages used to catch or process food items. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:ArmsAppendages | 28 May 2015 10:30:14 |
| Arrhenotoky | Haploid males develop from unfertilized eggs and diploid females from fertilized eggs (adapted from Lincoln 'et al., 1998). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Arrhenotoky | 3 June 2015 09:02:12 |
| Articulate | Jointed, arthrous (Holmes, 1979). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Articulate | 7 November 2014 17:21:49 |
| Artificial | E.g. wood, metal or concrete structures. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Artificial | 6 May 2015 14:27:41 |
| AscidianTadpole | A free-swimming tadpole-like larva of ascidians, characterized by a head (bearing internal organs and adhesive papilla) and tail (with notochord and neural tube) (Stachowitsch, 1992). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AscidianTadpole | 30 June 2015 09:43:37 |
| AsexualReproduction | Reproduction not involving the exchange of genetic material, amictic, individuals derived form a single parent (Barnes et al., 2006); not involving the fusion of gametes (Lincoln et al., 1998) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AsexualReproduction | 2 June 2015 15:21:43 |
| AttachedSediment | Attached to the sediment surface e.g. by mucilagenous sheath such as used by necklace shells, and opistobranchs | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AttachedSediment | 3 June 2015 11:10:01 |
| Auricularia | First free-swimming larval stage of the Holothuroidea. It is characterized by a continuous and curving flagellated band (Stachowitsch, 1992). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Auricularia | 23 June 2015 11:29:40 |
| AutomicticParthenogenesis | Obligate self-fertilization (Lincoln et al., 1998) in which haploid eggs /gametes are produced by meiosis but diploidy is restored without fertilization. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:AutomicticParthenogenesis | 3 June 2015 09:18:00 |
| Autotroph | Self-feeding. An organism capable of synthesizing complex organic substances from simple inorganic substrates (Lincoln et al., 1998). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Autotroph | 29 July 2015 11:29:51 |
| BallooningKiting | Use of a length of silk to be carried by the wind (e.g. spiders) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BallooningKiting | 29 July 2015 11:46:51 |
| Bathybenthic | Occupying the ocean floor from ca 200 - 4000 m depth (Lincoln et al., 1998). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bathybenthic | 28 May 2015 14:13:46 |
| Bathylpelagic | Extends from ca 1000-2500 m. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bathylpelagic | 29 May 2015 15:28:15 |
| Beak | e.g. birds / cephalopods | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Beak | 7 November 2014 15:25:54 |
| BedForming | An organism that lives in large aggregations or beds (e.g. brittlestars, mussels, oysters, Crepidula etc, sea squirts) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BedForming | 14 May 2015 16:27:00 |
| Bedrock | Any stable hard substratum, not separated into boulders or smaller sediment units. Includes soft rock-types such as chalk, peat and clay. (Hiscock et al., 1999; MarLIN) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bedrock | 1 June 2015 14:23:02 |
| Benthic | Pertaining to the sea bed, river bed or lake floor (Lincoln et al., 1998). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Benthic | 8 July 2015 09:13:52 |
| Benthopelagic | A zone of open water extending ca 100 m above the surface of the sea bed at all depths below the edge of the continental shelf. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Benthopelagic | 6 May 2015 14:29:07 |
| BetaHaline | 30-36 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BetaHaline | 1 June 2015 11:17:21 |
| BetaMesohaline | 5-<10 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BetaMesohaline | 1 June 2015 11:08:05 |
| BetaOligohaline | 0.5-<3 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BetaOligohaline | 1 June 2015 11:10:41 |
| BetaPolyhaline | 18-<25 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BetaPolyhaline | 1 June 2015 11:13:49 |
| Biannual | Breeds less frequently than every two years. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Biannual | 6 May 2015 08:12:42 |
| BiannualEpisodic | Breeds every second year but in one or more discrete periods initiated by some trigger (for example a lunar cycle). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BiannualEpisodic | 3 June 2015 10:43:56 |
| BiannualProtracted | Breeds once every two years over an extended or drawn out period. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BiannualProtracted | 3 June 2015 10:44:16 |
| Bio-control: accidental translocation with deliberate bio-control release | Where an introduction of a bio-control agent results in an unintentional introduction of an invasive species (which is carried directly on the bio-control agent itself or along with habitat material associated with the bio-control agent). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bio-control: accidental translocation with deliberate bio-control release | 6 May 2015 11:29:12 |
| Bio-control: deliberate translocation as a bio-control agent | Where a species (i.e. a bio-control agent) introduced to control a pest, weed or invasive species becomes a problem itself. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bio-control: deliberate translocation as a bio-control agent | 6 May 2015 11:29:27 |
| Biodiffusor | Organisms whose activities that cause constant and random local sediment biomixing over short distances resulting in transport of sediment particles, analogous to molecular or eddy diffusion (from Kristensen et al., 2012). Includes epifaunal biodiffusers e.g. fiddler crabs; surficial biodiffusers e.g. Echinocardium; and gallery biodiffusers e.g. Nereis (Hediste) diversicolor. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Biodiffusor | 28 May 2015 08:51:18 |
| Biogenic | Habitat features created by living things | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Biogenic | 29 July 2015 11:56:51 |
| BiogenicReef | An elevated structure on the seabed built by calcareous or other concretion-forming organisms, or by chemical precipitation (Hiscock, 1996); for example by Modiolus modiolus or Sabellaria alveolata | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BiogenicReef | 2 June 2015 13:08:16 |
| Biological Descriptors | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Biological Descriptors | 4 May 2015 11:03:36 | |
| Bipinnaria | First of the two free-swimming larval forms in the asteroids, characterized by a ciliary band and the presence of arm-like projections (Stachowitsch, 1992; Ruppert & Barnes, 1994). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bipinnaria | 15 December 2015 13:27:03 |
| BirdsDirective | Europe is home to more than 500 wild bird species. But at least 32 % of the EU's bird species are currently not in a good conservation status. The Birds Directive aims to protect all of the 500 wild bird species naturally occurring in the European Union. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BirdsDirective | 5 December 2019 09:26:15 |
| BirdsDirectiveAnnex1 | 194 species and sub-species are particularly threatened. Member States must designate Special Protection Areas (SPAs) for their survival and all migratory bird species. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BirdsDirectiveAnnex1 | 5 December 2019 09:19:31 |
| BirdsDirectiveAnnex2 | 82 bird species can be hunted. However, the hunting periods are limited and hunting is forbidden when birds are at their most vulnerable: during their return migration to nesting areas, reproduction and the raising of their chicks. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BirdsDirectiveAnnex2 | 5 December 2019 09:21:19 |
| BirdsDirectiveAnnex3 | Overall, activities that directly threaten birds, such as their deliberate killing, capture or trade, or the destruction of their nests, are banned. With certain restrictions, Member States can allow some of these activities for 26 species listed here. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BirdsDirectiveAnnex3 | 5 December 2019 09:22:35 |
| BirdsDirectiveAnnex4 | The directive provides for the sustainable management of hunting but Member States must outlaw all forms of non-selective and large scale killing of birds, especially the methods listed in this annex. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BirdsDirectiveAnnex4 | 5 December 2019 09:23:52 |
| BirdsDirectiveAnnex5 | The directive promotes research to underpin the protection, management and use of all species of birds covered by the Directive, which are listed in this annex. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BirdsDirectiveAnnex5 | 5 December 2019 09:25:07 |
| BitingMacerating | Mouth parts designed to grasp and macerate food before swallowing (e.g. most vertebrates) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BitingMacerating | 28 May 2015 11:31:36 |
| BitingPiercing | Mouth parts designed to pierce outside of food or prey and feed on internal fluids or tissues | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BitingPiercing | 28 May 2015 11:30:38 |
| Bivalved | Characteristically a shell of two calcareous valves joined by a flexible ligament. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bivalved | 7 November 2014 17:22:17 |
| Bivoltine | Two generations per year (Barnes et al., 2006). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bivoltine | 3 June 2015 10:45:55 |
| BlindEndedVentilation | Organisms that live in 'I' or 'J' shaped burrows open at only one end where water is drawn through or diffuses out of the sediment e.g. Arenicola marina (adapted from Kristensen et al., 2012). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BlindEndedVentilation | 28 May 2015 09:04:02 |
| BodyAccretion | Build up or accumulation of sediment. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BodyAccretion | 7 November 2014 17:22:58 |
| BodyAlgalGravel | Maerl; twig-like unattached (free-living) calcareous red algae, often a mixture of species and including species which form a spiky cover on loose small stones - 'hedgehog stones'. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BodyAlgalGravel | 14 May 2015 10:35:40 |
| BodyForm | Traits relating to the form, shape and structure of the species | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BodyForm | 29 July 2015 11:08:56 |
| BodyShape | Overall shape of the individual or colony (modular forms) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BodyShape | 29 July 2015 11:09:33 |
| BodySize | A measurement of the size of the organism. Note - the measurement used to express body size varies within taxonomic groups. For example, some disciplines measure diameter, others carapace length, total body length or wing span. Also body size can vary with gender and life stage. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BodySize | 13 May 2015 12:02:06 |
| Bodylength | Maximum recorded linear body length (in millimetres) excluding appendages. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Bodylength | 18 December 2019 13:23:16 |
| Border Intercept | Species that have been intercepted at borders as a result of detection procedures. | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Border Intercept | 6 May 2015 11:29:45 |
| Brachioloaria | The second the two free-swimming larval forms in the asteroids, characterized by the appearance of three adhesive arms at the anterior end (Ruppert & Barnes, 1994; Stachowitsch, 1992). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Brachioloaria | 15 December 2015 13:27:40 |
| Brackish | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Brackish | 6 May 2015 14:31:02 | |
| BrackishSalinity | 0.5-<30 psu | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BrackishSalinity | 1 June 2015 11:08:38 |
| Broadcast | Both gametes are expelled (spawned) from the confines of the adult body or tissues, into the external fluid medium (water/air) | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Broadcast | 6 May 2015 08:41:17 |
| BroodChamber | Eggs retained by adult, usually in specialised cavity/appendage where the eggs develop to larval or juvenile stage | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BroodChamber | 3 June 2015 11:37:33 |
| Brooding | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Brooding | 5 February 2020 11:24:52 | |
| BroodingBehaviour | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:BroodingBehaviour | 2 April 2020 13:19:45 | |
| Browser | Feeding on parts of plants (e.g. shoots, leaves, twigs) or parts of other organisms (e.g. siphon nipping by fish). (Lincoln et al., 1998). | http://www.marinespecies.org/traits/wiki/Traits:Browser | 29 July 2015 11:13:59 |
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