Traits:BodySize

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Body Size

Body Size: Form and structure of an organism with special emphasis on external features / quantitative measures thereof. In addition the gender (m/f) and lifestage (adult, juvenile, larvae) can be documented

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Has Values:

• Body size
  • Qualitative body size
    • Macrobiota [2.0 - 200 mm]
    • Megabiota [> 200 mm]
    • Meiobiota [0.2 - 2.0 mm]
    • Microbiota [<0.2 mm]
  • Quantitative body size
    • Body length
    • Taxon specific body size
      • Diameter
      • Taxon specific body size: Fish
        • Fork length (FL)
        • Standard length (SL)
        • Total length (TL)
        • Width of disc (WD)
      • Taxon specific body size: Macroalgae
      • Width
      • Wingspan