Traits:Ecological Descriptors
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- [[Ecological Descriptors|Ecological Descriptors]]
- [[BodyForm|Body form]]
- [[BodyShape|Body shape]]
- [[AnchorShaped|Anchor-shaped]]
- [[Articulate|Articulate]]
- [[Bivalved|Bivalved]]
- [[BodyAccretion|Accretion]]
- [[BodyAlgalGravel|Algal gravel]]
- [[BullateSaccate|Bullate/Saccate]]
- [[CapitateClubbed|Capitate/Clubbed]]
- [[Chains|Chains]]
- [[Clathrate|Clathrate]]
- [[ConeHalfSphere|Cone with half sphere]]
- [[Conical|Cone (Conical)]]
- [[Cylindrical|Cylindrical]]
- [[Dendroid|Dendroid]]
- [[Digitate|Digitate]]
- [[DoubleCone|Double cone]]
- [[Encrusting|Encrusting]]
- [[CrustoseHard|Crustose hard]]
- [[CrustoseSoft|Crustose soft]]
- [[Cushion|Cushion]]
- [[Mat|Mat]]
- [[Erect|Erect]]
- [[ArborescentArbuscular|Arborescent/Arbuscular]]
- [[Forest|Forest]]
- [[Shrub|Shrub]]
- [[Turf|Turf]]
- [[FaunalBeds|Faunal beds]]
- [[Filiform|Filiform]]
- [[Flabellate|Flabellate]]
- [[Flaccid|Flaccid]]
- [[FlattenedEllipsoid|Flattened Ellipsoid]]
- [[Foliose|Foliose]]
- [[FunnelShaped|Funnel Shaped]]
- [[Globose|Globose]]
- [[HalfCone|Half cone]]
- [[HalfConeFlattenedEllipsoid|Half cone with flattened ellipsoid]]
- [[HalfParallelepiped|Half parallelepiped]]
- [[HalfSphereDome|Half sphere (dome)]]
- [[Lanceolate|Lanceolate]]
- [[Massive|Massive]]
- [[Medusiform|Medusiform/Medusoid]]
- [[Monoraphidioid|Monoraphidioid]]
- [[OvalCylinder|Oval cylinder]]
- [[ParallelepipedRhomboid|Parallelepiped (rhomboid)]]
- [[Penicillate|Penicillate]]
- [[Pinnate|Pinnate]]
- [[Pisciform|Pisciform]]
- [[Radial|Radial]]
- [[Reticulate|Reticulate]]
- [[RotationalEllipsoid|Rotational ellipsoid]]
- [[Sphere|Sphere (spherical)]]
- [[Stacks|Stacks]]
- [[Stellate|Stellate]]
- [[Straplike|Straplike/Ribbonlike]]
- [[Tadpole|Tadpole]]
- [[Trapezoid|Trapezoid/Trapezium]]
- [[TruncatedCone|Truncated cone]]
- [[Turbinate|Turbinate]]
- [[Vermiform|Vermiform]]
- [[VermiformAnnulated|Vermiform annulated]]
- [[VermiformSegmented|Vermiform segmented]]
- [[VermiformUnsegmented|Vermiform Unsegmented]]
- [[Whiplike|Whiplike]]
- [[Flexibility|Flexibility]]
- [[Fragility|Fragility]]
- [[Fragile|Fragile]]
- [[Intermediary|Intermediary]]
- [[Robust|Robust]]
- [[GrowthForm|Growth form (or type)]]
- [[HeightAboveSubstratum|Height (above substratum)]]
- [[SupportingStructuresEnclosures|Supporting Structures and Enclosures]]
- [[Endoskeleton|Endoskeleton]]
- [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Organic|Organic]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[NonSolidParticlesComp|Non-solid; particles]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Variable|Variable]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[Solid|Solid]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Chitinous|Chitinous]]
- [[Gorgonin|Gorgonin]]
- [[Keratinous|Keratinous]]
- [[Phosphatic|Phosphatic]]
- [[Siliceous|Siliceous]]
- [[Sponginous|Sponginous]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
- [[Exoskeleton|Exoskeleton (including shells)]]
- [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Organic|Organic]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[NonSolidParticlesComp|Non-solid; particles]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Variable|Variable]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[Solid|Solid]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Chitinous|Chitinous]]
- [[Gorgonin|Gorgonin]]
- [[Keratinous|Keratinous]]
- [[Phosphatic|Phosphatic]]
- [[Siliceous|Siliceous]]
- [[Sponginous|Sponginous]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
- [[ExternalTube|External Tube]]
- [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Organic|Organic]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[NonSolidParticlesComp|Non-solid; particles]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Variable|Variable]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[Solid|Solid]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]]
- [[Aragonite|Aragonite]]
- [[Calcite|Calcite]]
- [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]]
- [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]]
- [[Chitinous|Chitinous]]
- [[Gorgonin|Gorgonin]]
- [[Keratinous|Keratinous]]
- [[Phosphatic|Phosphatic]]
- [[Siliceous|Siliceous]]
- [[Sponginous|Sponginous]]
- [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]]
- [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]]
- [[Hydrostatic|Hydrostatic skeleton]]
- [[Endoskeleton|Endoskeleton]]
- [[BodyShape|Body shape]]
- [[EcologicalInteraction|Ecological Interaction]]
- [[HabitatModification|Habitat modification]]
- [[Biogenic|Bio-genic]]
- [[BedForming|Bed forming]]
- [[AlgalGravel|Algal gravel]]
- [[CoralSands|Coral (or similar) sands]]
- [[ForestForming|Forest-forming]]
- [[ReefBuilding|Reef-building]]
- [[Accretion|Accretion]]
- [[Aggregations|Aggregations]]
- [[Calcareous|Calcareous]]
- [[BedForming|Bed forming]]
- [[BurrowBuilder|Burrow builder]]
- [[FreeLiving|Free living]]
- [[SedimentReworking|Sediment reworking]]
- [[Biodiffusor|Biodiffusor]]
- [[BlindEndedVentilation|Blind-ended ventilation]]
- [[DownwardConveyor|Downward conveyor]]
- [[OpenEndedVentilation|Open-ended ventilation]]
- [[Regenerator|Regenerator]]
- [[UpwardsConveyor|Upward conveyor]]
- [[Tubicolous|Tube dwelling (tubicolous)]]
- [[Biogenic|Bio-genic]]
- [[HabitatModification|Habitat modification]]
- [[Ecophysiology|Ecophysiology]]
- [[DeOxygenationTolerance|De-Oxygenation Tolerance]]
- [[GrowthRate|Growth Rate]]
- [[PhotosyntheticPigment|Photosynthetic pigment(s)]]
- [[TempRange|Temperature range tolerated]]
- [[Feeding|Feeding]]
- [[FeedingApparatus|Feeding apparatus]]
- [[AristolesLantern|Aristotle's lantern]]
- [[ArmsAppendages|Arms or appendages]]
- [[GraspingClaws|Grasping claws]]
- [[GraspingPaws|Grasping paws, hands, feet]]
- [[Papillae|Papillae or tube feet]]
- [[Setose|Setose (Hairy)]]
- [[Suctorial|Suctorial (sucker bearing)]]
- [[Captacula|Captacula]]
- [[CephalicSpines|Cephalic spines]]
- [[Choanocytes|Choanocytes]]
- [[EversiblePharynx|Eversible pharynx]]
- [[BuccalOrgansAbsent|Buccal organ absent or occluded]]
- [[MuscularAxialProboscis|Muscular axial proboscis]]
- [[SimpleAxialProboscis|Simple axial proboscis]]
- [[VentralBuccalOrgan|Ventral buccal organ]]
- [[VentralMuscularProboscis|Ventral muscular proboscis]]
- [[Gills|Gills]]
- [[Ctenidia|Ctenidia]]
- [[FilerBasket|Filter basket]]
- [[GillRakers|Gill rakers]]
- [[InhalentSiphon|Inhalent siphon]]
- [[Introvert|Introvert]]
- [[Lophophore|Lophophore]]
- [[MouthParts|Mouth parts]]
- [[Beak|Beak]]
- [[BitingMacerating|Biting or macerating]]
- [[BitingPiercing|Piercing or suctorial]]
- [[MucusMesh|Mucus mesh or net]]
- [[Phagocytosis|Phagocytosis]]
- [[Radulae|Radulae]]
- [[PiercingToxic|Piercing]]
- [[Rasping|Rasping]]
- [[Tentacles|Tentacles]]
- [[AccessoryFeedingStructures|Accessory feeding structures]]
- [[Grasping|Grasping]]
- [[OralPodia|Oral podia]]
- [[Palps|Palps]]
- [[PinnateBranching|Pinnate or branching]]
- [[StickyMucus|Sticky or mucus covered]]
- [[Stinging|Stinging]]
- [[FeedingMethodBehaviour|Feeding Method/Behaviour]]
- [[DepositFeeder|Deposit Feeder]]
- [[SubsurfaceDepositFeeder|Sub-surface deposit feeder]]
- [[SurfaceDepositFeeder|Surface deposit feeder]]
- [[GrazerBrowser|Grazer/Browser]]
- [[Browser|Browser]]
- [[Grazer|Grazer]]
- [[GrazerFrondsBlades|Grazer (fronds/blades)]]
- [[GrazerGrainsParticles|Grazer (grains / particles)]]
- [[GrazerSurfaceSubstratum|Grazer (surface/substratum)]]
- [[Kleptoparasitism|Kleptoparasitism]]
- [[Nonfeeding|Non-Feeding]]
- [[ParasiticFeeding|Parasitic]]
- [[Parasitoid|Parasitoid]]
- [[Predator|Predator (Hunter)]]
- [[Ambusher|Ambusher]]
- [[Pouncing|Pouncing]]
- [[Lures|Lures]]
- [[Snatching|Snatching]]
- [[StunAttack|Stun attack]]
- [[Traps|Traps]]
- [[Pouncing|Pouncing]]
- [[PursuitHunterCooperative|Pursuit hunter (co-operative)]]
- [[Dipping|Dipping]]
- [[AerialDipping|Aerial dipping]]
- [[ContactDipping|Contact dipping]]
- [[DippingToSurface|Dipping to surface]]
- [[HoverDipping|Hover dipping]]
- [[SurfaceDipping|Surface dipping]]
- [[Diving|Diving]]
- [[PursuitDiving|Pursuit Diving]]
- [[SurfaceDiving|Surface Diving]]
- [[DrivingFishForward|Driving Fish Forward]]
- [[FoodPiracy|Food Piracy]]
- [[Hawking|Hawking]]
- [[AerialHawking|Aerial hawking]]
- [[Hovering|Hovering]]
- [[Plunging|Plunging]]
- [[PlungeDiving|Plunge Diving]]
- [[PursuitPlunging|Pursuit Plunging]]
- [[ShallowPlunging|Shallow plunging]]
- [[SurfacePlunging|Surface plunging]]
- [[Seizing|Seizing]]
- [[SubsurfaceSeizing|Subsurface seizing]]
- [[SurfaceSeizing|Surface seizing]]
- [[UnderwaterSeizing|Underwater seizing]]
- [[Dipping|Dipping]]
- [[PursuitHunterIndividual|Pursuit Hunter (individual)]]
- [[SearcherForager|Searcher/Forager]]
- [[Cruising|Cruising]]
- [[Dabbling|Dabbling]]
- [[Floating|Floating]]
- [[FollowingFishingBoats|Following Fishing Boats]]
- [[FootPaddling|Foot Paddling]]
- [[FootStirring|Foot Stirring]]
- [[GroundForaging|Ground Foraging]]
- [[Pattering|Pattering]]
- [[PickingfromWaterSurface|Picking from the water surface]]
- [[Probing|Probing]]
- [[Skimming|Skimming]]
- [[Swimming|Swimming]]
- [[UnderwaterSwimming|Underwater swimming]]
- [[WadinginShallowWater|Wading in shallow water]]
- [[Ambusher|Ambusher]]
- [[Scavenger|Scavenger]]
- [[SuspensionFeeder|Suspension feeder]]
- [[Passive|Passive]]
- [[DepositFeeder|Deposit Feeder]]
- [[FoodTypeDiet|Food Type/Diet]]
- [[Autotroph|Autotroph]]
- [[Chemoautotroph|Chemoautotroph]]
- [[Photoautotroph|Photoautotroph]]
- [[Heterotroph|Heterotroph]]
- [[Carnivore|Carnivore]]
- [[Detritivore|Detritivore]]
- [[Herbivore|Herbivore]]
- [[Omnivore|Omnivore]]
- [[Saprophage|Saprophage]]
- [[SymbiontContribution|Symbiont contribution]]
- [[Mixotroph|Mixotroph]]
- [[Autotroph|Autotroph]]
- [[FeedingApparatus|Feeding apparatus]]
- [[ModeOfLife|Mode of Life]]
- [[Dependancy|Dependency]]
- [[Independant (Free living)|Independant (free living)]]
- [[Parasite|Parasitic]]
- [[Ectoparasitic|Ectoparasitic]]
- [[Endoparasitic|Endoparasitic]]
- [[Symbiotic|Symbiotic]]
- [[Commensal (with/on/in)|Commensal (with/on/in)]]
- [[Inquilinist|Inquilinist]]
- [[MutualistMutualism|Mutualist (mutualism)]]
- [[Sociability|Sociability]]
- [[Gregarious|Gregarious]]
- [[Colonial (e.g. sea birds)|Colonial (e.g. sea birds)]]
- [[SocialGroup|Social group]]
- [[LargeInsectColonies|Large (insect colonies)]]
- [[SmallTribePridePackPod|Small (tribe/pride/pack/pod)]]
- [[Solitary|Solitary]]
- [[NonTerritorial|Non-Territorial]]
- [[Territorial|Territorial]]
- [[Gregarious|Gregarious]]
- [[Support|Support]]
- [[Host|Host]]
- [[Substratum|Substratum]]
- [[Dependancy|Dependency]]
- [[Movement|Movement]]
- [[DispersalPotentialAdult|Dispersal potential (adult)]]
- [[Migratory|Migration (migratory)]]
- [[Diel|Diel]]
- [[NonMigratoryResident|Non-migratory (resident)]]
- [[OntogeneticMigration|Ontogenetic migration]]
- [[SeasonalEnvironment|Seasonal (environment)]]
- [[SeasonalFeeding|Seasonal (feeding)]]
- [[SeasonalReproduction|Seasonal (reproduction)]]
- [[Mobility|Mobility]]
- [[Mobile|Mobile]]
- [[Burrower|Burrower]]
- [[CrawlerWalkerClimber|Crawler/Walker/Climber]]
- [[Creeper|Creeper]]
- [[Drifter|Drifter]]
- [[BallooningKiting|Ballooning/Kiting]]
- [[Bysso-Pelagic|Bysso-pelagic]]
- [[Other|Other]]
- [[PassiveDrifter|Passive drifter]]
- [[FlyerFlight|Flyer (Flight)]]
- [[Glider|Glider]]
- [[Jumper/Hopper|Jumper/Hopper]]
- [[Swimmer|Swimmer]]
- [[AppendagesPaddles|Appendages (paddles)]]
- [[CiliaFlagella|Cilia/Flagella]]
- [[JetPropulsion|Jet propulsion]]
- [[Muscular Contraction (body length)|Muscular contraction (body length)]]
- [[TemporaryAttachment|Temporary attachment]]
- [[Sessile|Sessile]]
- [[Mobile|Mobile]]
- [[BodyForm|Body form]]
[[AccessoryFeedingStructures|Accessory feeding structures]] • [[BodyAccretion|Accretion]] • [[Accretion|Accretion]] • [[AerialDipping|Aerial dipping]] • [[AerialHawking|Aerial hawking]] • [[Aggregations|Aggregations]] • [[AlgalGravel|Algal gravel]] • [[BodyAlgalGravel|Algal gravel]] • [[Ambusher|Ambusher]] • [[AmorphousCaCO3|Amorphous CaCO3]] • [[AnchorShaped|Anchor-shaped]] • [[AppendagesPaddles|Appendages (paddles)]] • [[Aragonite|Aragonite]] • [[ArborescentArbuscular|Arborescent/Arbuscular]] • [[AristolesLantern|Aristotle's lantern]] • [[ArmsAppendages|Arms or appendages]] • [[Articulate|Articulate]] • [[Autotroph|Autotroph]] • [[BallooningKiting|Ballooning/Kiting]] • [[Beak|Beak]] • [[BedForming|Bed forming]] • [[Biogenic|Bio-genic]] • [[Biodiffusor|Biodiffusor]] • [[BitingMacerating|Biting or macerating]] • [[Bivalved|Bivalved]] • [[BlindEndedVentilation|Blind-ended ventilation]] • [[BodyForm|Body form]] • [[BodyShape|Body shape]] • [[Browser|Browser]] • [[BuccalOrgansAbsent|Buccal organ absent or occluded]] • [[BullateSaccate|Bullate/Saccate]] • [[BurrowBuilder|Burrow builder]] • [[Burrower|Burrower]] • [[Bysso-Pelagic|Bysso-pelagic]] • [[CalcareousSkeleton|Calcareous]] • [[Calcareous|Calcareous]] • [[Calcite|Calcite]] • [[CapitateClubbed|Capitate/Clubbed]] • [[Captacula|Captacula]] • [[Carnivore|Carnivore]] • [[CephalicSpines|Cephalic spines]] • [[Chains|Chains]] • [[Chemoautotroph|Chemoautotroph]] • [[Chitinous|Chitinous]] • [[Choanocytes|Choanocytes]] • [[CiliaFlagella|Cilia/Flagella]] • [[Clathrate|Clathrate]] • [[Clawed|Clawed]] • [[Colonial (e.g. sea birds)|Colonial (e.g. sea birds)]] • [[Commensal (with/on/in)|Commensal (with/on/in)]] • [[Conical|Cone (Conical)]] • [[ConeHalfSphere|Cone with half sphere]] • [[ContactDipping|Contact dipping]] • [[CoralSands|Coral (or similar) sands]] • [[CrawlerWalkerClimber|Crawler/Walker/Climber]] • [[Creeper|Creeper]] • [[Cruising|Cruising]] • [[CrustoseHard|Crustose hard]] • [[CrustoseSoft|Crustose soft]] • [[Ctenidia|Ctenidia]] • [[Cushion|Cushion]] • [[Cylindrical|Cylindrical]] • [[Dabbling|Dabbling]] • [[DeOxygenationTolerance|De-Oxygenation Tolerance]] • [[Dendroid|Dendroid]] • [[Dependancy|Dependency]] • [[DepositFeeder|Deposit Feeder]] • [[Detritivore|Detritivore]] • [[Diel|Diel]] • [[Digitate|Digitate]] • [[Dipping|Dipping]] • [[DippingToSurface|Dipping to surface]] • [[DispersalPotentialAdult|Dispersal potential (adult)]] • [[Diving|Diving]] • [[DoubleCone|Double cone]] • [[DownwardConveyor|Downward conveyor]] • [[Drifter|Drifter]] • [[DrivingFishForward|Driving Fish Forward]] • [[EcologicalInteraction|Ecological Interaction]] • [[Ecophysiology|Ecophysiology]] • [[Ectoparasitic|Ectoparasitic]] • [[Encrusting|Encrusting]] • [[Endoparasitic|Endoparasitic]] • [[Endoskeleton|Endoskeleton]] • [[Erect|Erect]] • [[EversiblePharynx|Eversible pharynx]] • [[Exoskeleton|Exoskeleton (including shells)]] • [[ExternalTube|External Tube]] • [[FaunalBeds|Faunal beds]] • [[Feeding|Feeding]] • [[FeedingMethodBehaviour|Feeding Method/Behaviour]] • [[FeedingApparatus|Feeding apparatus]] • [[Filiform|Filiform]] • [[FilerBasket|Filter basket]] • [[Flabellate|Flabellate]] • [[Flaccid|Flaccid]] • [[FlattenedEllipsoid|Flattened Ellipsoid]] • [[Flexibility|Flexibility]] • [[Floating|Floating]] • [[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]] • [[Fragile|Fragile]] • [[Fragility|Fragility]] • [[FreeLiving|Free living]] • [[FunnelShaped|Funnel Shaped]] • [[GillRakers|Gill rakers]] • [[Gills|Gills]] • [[Glider|Glider]] • [[Globose|Globose]] • [[Gorgonin|Gorgonin]] • [[Grasping|Grasping]] • [[GraspingClaws|Grasping claws]] • [[GraspingPaws|Grasping paws, hands, feet]] • [[Grazer|Grazer]] • [[GrazerFrondsBlades|Grazer (fronds/blades)]] • [[GrazerGrainsParticles|Grazer (grains / particles)]] • [[GrazerSurfaceSubstratum|Grazer (surface/substratum)]] • [[GrazerBrowser|Grazer/Browser]] • [[Gregarious|Gregarious]] • [[GroundForaging|Ground Foraging]] • [[GrowthRate|Growth Rate]] • [[GrowthForm|Growth form (or type)]] • [[HabitatModification|Habitat modification]] • [[HalfCone|Half cone]] • [[HalfConeFlattenedEllipsoid|Half cone with flattened ellipsoid]] • [[HalfParallelepiped|Half parallelepiped]] • [[HalfSphereDome|Half sphere (dome)]] • [[Hawking|Hawking]] • [[HeightAboveSubstratum|Height (above substratum)]] • [[Herbivore|Herbivore]] • [[Heterotroph|Heterotroph]] • [[HighMagnesiumCalcite|High Magnesium Calcite]] • [[Host|Host]] • [[HoverDipping|Hover dipping]] • [[Hovering|Hovering]] • [[Hydrostatic|Hydrostatic skeleton]] • [[Independant (Free living)|Independant (free living)]] • [[InhalentSiphon|Inhalent siphon]] • [[Inquilinist|Inquilinist]] • [[Intermediary|Intermediary]] • [[Introvert|Introvert]] • [[JetPropulsion|Jet propulsion]] • [[Jumper/Hopper|Jumper/Hopper]] • [[Keratinous|Keratinous]] • [[Kleptoparasitism|Kleptoparasitism]] • [[Lanceolate|Lanceolate]] • [[LargeInsectColonies|Large (insect colonies)]] • [[Lophophore|Lophophore]] • [[Lures|Lures]] • [[Massive|Massive]] • [[Mat|Mat]] • [[Medusiform|Medusiform/Medusoid]] • [[Migratory|Migration (migratory)]] • [[MixedCalcareousMaterial|Mixed Calcareous Material]] • [[Mixotroph|Mixotroph]] • [[Mobile|Mobile]] • [[Mobility|Mobility]] • [[ModeOfLife|Mode of Life]] • [[Modular|Modular]] • [[Monoraphidioid|Monoraphidioid]] • [[MouthParts|Mouth parts]] • [[Movement|Movement]] • [[MucusMesh|Mucus mesh or net]] • [[MuscularAxialProboscis|Muscular axial proboscis]] • [[Muscular Contraction (body length)|Muscular contraction (body length)]] • [[MutualistMutualism|Mutualist (mutualism)]] • [[Nonfeeding|Non-Feeding]] • [[NonTerritorial|Non-Territorial]] • [[NonMigratoryResident|Non-migratory (resident)]] • [[NonSolidCement|Non-solid; cement]] • [[NonSolidParticlesComp|Non-solid; particles]] • [[Omnivore|Omnivore]] • [[OntogeneticMigration|Ontogenetic migration]] • [[OpenEndedVentilation|Open-ended ventilation]] • [[OralPodia|Oral podia]] • [[Organic|Organic]] • [[Other|Other]] • [[OvalCylinder|Oval cylinder]] • [[Palps|Palps]] • [[Papillae|Papillae or tube feet]] • [[ParallelepipedRhomboid|Parallelepiped (rhomboid)]] • [[ParasiticFeeding|Parasitic]] • [[Parasite|Parasitic]] • [[Parasitoid|Parasitoid]] • [[Passive|Passive]] • [[PassiveDrifter|Passive drifter]] • [[Pattering|Pattering]] • [[Penicillate|Penicillate]] • [[Phagocytosis|Phagocytosis]] • [[Phosphatic|Phosphatic]] • [[Photoautotroph|Photoautotroph]] • [[PhotosyntheticPigment|Photosynthetic pigment(s)]] • [[PickingfromWaterSurface|Picking from the water surface]] • [[PiercingToxic|Piercing]] • [[BitingPiercing|Piercing or suctorial]] • [[Pinnate|Pinnate]] • [[PinnateBranching|Pinnate or branching]] • [[Pisciform|Pisciform]] • [[PlungeDiving|Plunge Diving]] • [[Plunging|Plunging]] • [[Pouncing|Pouncing]] • [[Predator|Predator (Hunter)]] • [[Probing|Probing]] • [[PursuitDiving|Pursuit Diving]] • [[PursuitHunterIndividual|Pursuit Hunter (individual)]] • [[PursuitPlunging|Pursuit Plunging]] • [[PursuitHunterCooperative|Pursuit hunter (co-operative)]] • [[Radial|Radial]] • [[Radulae|Radulae]] • [[Rasping|Rasping]] • [[ReefBuilding|Reef-building]] • [[Regenerator|Regenerator]] • [[Reticulate|Reticulate]] • [[Robust|Robust]] • [[RotationalEllipsoid|Rotational ellipsoid]] • [[Saprophage|Saprophage]] • [[Scavenger|Scavenger]] • [[SearcherForager|Searcher/Forager]] • [[SeasonalEnvironment|Seasonal (environment)]] • [[SeasonalFeeding|Seasonal (feeding)]] • [[SeasonalReproduction|Seasonal (reproduction)]] • [[SedimentReworking|Sediment reworking]] • [[Seizing|Seizing]] • [[Sessile|Sessile]] • [[Setose|Setose (Hairy)]] • [[ShallowPlunging|Shallow plunging]] • [[Shrub|Shrub]] • [[Siliceous|Siliceous]] • [[SimpleAxialProboscis|Simple axial proboscis]] • [[Skimming|Skimming]] • [[SmallTribePridePackPod|Small (tribe/pride/pack/pod)]] • [[Snatching|Snatching]] • [[Sociability|Sociability]] • [[SocialGroup|Social group]] • [[Solid|Solid]] • [[Solitary|Solitary]] • [[Sphere|Sphere (spherical)]] • [[Sponginous|Sponginous]] • [[Stacks|Stacks]] • [[Stellate|Stellate]] • [[StickyMucus|Sticky or mucus covered]] • [[Stinging|Stinging]] • [[Straplike|Straplike/Ribbonlike]] • [[StunAttack|Stun attack]] • [[SubsurfaceDepositFeeder|Sub-surface deposit feeder]] • [[Substratum|Substratum]] • [[SubsurfaceSeizing|Subsurface seizing]] • [[Suctorial|Suctorial (sucker bearing)]] • [[Support|Support]] • [[SupportingStructuresEnclosures|Supporting Structures and Enclosures]] • [[SurfaceDiving|Surface Diving]] • [[SurfaceDabbling|Surface dabbling]] • [[SurfaceDepositFeeder|Surface deposit feeder]] • [[SurfaceDipping|Surface dipping]] • [[SurfacePlunging|Surface plunging]] • [[SurfaceSeizing|Surface seizing]] • [[SuspensionFeeder|Suspension feeder]] • [[Swimmer|Swimmer]] • [[Swimming|Swimming]] • [[SymbiontContribution|Symbiont contribution]] • [[Symbiotic|Symbiotic]] • [[Tadpole|Tadpole]] • [[Talons|Talons]] • [[TempRange|Temperature range tolerated]] • [[TemporaryAttachment|Temporary attachment]] • [[Tentacles|Tentacles]] • [[Territorial|Territorial]] • [[Trapezoid|Trapezoid/Trapezium]] • [[Traps|Traps]] • [[TruncatedCone|Truncated cone]] • [[Tubicolous|Tube dwelling (tubicolous)]] • [[Turbinate|Turbinate]] • [[Turf|Turf]] • [[UnderwaterSeizing|Underwater seizing]] • [[UnderwaterSwimming|Underwater swimming]] • [[Unitary|Unitary]] • [[UpwardsConveyor|Upward conveyor]] • [[Variable|Variable]] • [[VentralBuccalOrgan|Ventral buccal organ]] • [[VentralMuscularProboscis|Ventral muscular proboscis]] • [[Vermiform|Vermiform]] • [[VermiformUnsegmented|Vermiform Unsegmented]] • [[VermiformAnnulated|Vermiform annulated]] • [[VermiformSegmented|Vermiform segmented]] • [[WadinginShallowWater|Wading in shallow water]] • [[Whiplike|Whiplike]]