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• Traits:Papillae  + (Appendages bear mucus laden papilae or tube feet (e.g. suspension feeding echinoderns, brittlestars, crinoids).)
• Traits:Suctorial  + (Appendages that bear suckers on muscular arms to hold and subdue prey (e.g cephalopods))
• Traits:CITESAppendixI  + (Appendix I lists species that are the most … Appendix I lists species that are the most endangered among CITES-listed animals and plants (see Article II, paragraph 1 of the Convention). They are threatened with extinction and CITES prohibits international trade in specimens of these species except when the purpose of the import is not commercial (see Article III), for instance for scientific research. In these exceptional cases, trade may take place provided it is authorized by the granting of both an import permit and an export permit (or re-export certificate). Article VII of the Convention provides for a number of exemptions to this general prohibition.of exemptions to this general prohibition.)
• Traits:CITESAppendixII  + (Appendix II lists species that are not nec … Appendix II lists species that are not necessarily now threatened with extinction but that may become so unless trade is closely controlled. It also includes so-called "look-alike species", i.e. species whose specimens in trade look like those of species listed for conservation reasons (see Article II, paragraph 2 of the Convention). International trade in specimens of Appendix-II species may be authorized by the granting of an export permit or re-export certificate. No import permit is necessary for these species under CITES (although a permit is needed in some countries that have taken stricter measures than CITES requires). Permits or certificates should only be granted if the relevant authorities are satisfied that certain conditions are met, above all that trade will not be detrimental to the survival of the species in the wild. (See Article IV of the Convention)e wild. (See Article IV of the Convention))
• Traits:CITESAppendixIII  + (Appendix III is a list of species included … Appendix III is a list of species included at the request of a Party that already regulates trade in the species and that needs the cooperation of other countries to prevent unsustainable or illegal exploitation (see Article II, paragraph 3, of the Convention). International trade in specimens of species listed in this Appendix is allowed only on presentation of the appropriate permits or certificates. (See Article V of the Convention)ficates. (See Article V of the Convention))
• Traits:Globose  + (Approximately spherical, ovoid or globular (Brusca, 1980).)
• Traits:Stellate  + (Arranged like a star.)
• Traits:Vegetative  + (Asexual reproduction via somatic growth processes, fragmentation, fission, or budding (adapted from Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998))
• Traits:AdultBody  + (Attached or stuck to adult but not held in specialised appendage / receptacle)
• Traits:HardSubstrata  + (Attached or stuck to hard substrata, e.g. dog whelk capsules)
• Traits:Vegetation  + (Attached or stuck to vegetation, e.g. opistobranchs, mermaid purses, cephalopod eggs etc.)
• Traits:AttachedSediment  + (Attached to the sediment surface e.g. by mucilagenous sheath such as used by necklace shells, and opistobranchs)
• Traits:MutualistMutualism  + (A symbiosis in which both organisms benefit; frequently a relationship of complete dependence. (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998) (cf.symbiosis, commensalism, parasite).)
• Traits:BullateSaccate  + (Balloon or sac-like (Prescott, 1969).)
• Traits:MidEulittoral  + (Barnacle - limpet dominated, sometimes mussels, with ''Fucus vesiculosus'' and ''Ascophyllum nodosum. Mastocarpus stellatus'' and ''Palmaria palmata'' patchy in lower part. Usually quite a wide belt (Hiscock, 1996).)
• Traits:UpperEulittoral  + (Barnacles and limpets present in quantity with ''Fucus vesiculosus'' and ''Ascophyllum'' although often this belt has only sparse algal cover compared with the lower eulittoral (Hiscock, 1996).)
• Traits:Tolerance  + (Based on AMBI)
• Traits:Foliose  + (Bearing leaves or leaf-like structures; having the appearance of a leaf.)
• Traits:Infaunal  + (Benthic animals which live within the seabed.)
• Traits:Hovering  + (Bird/insect specific)
• Traits:QuantitativeBodySize  + (Body size measured in numerical values.)
• Traits:QualitativeBodySize  + (Body size measured in terms of mega, macro, meio/meso and micro.)
• Traits:Broadcast  + (Both gametes are expelled (spawned) from the confines of the adult body or tissues, into the external fluid medium (water/air))
• Traits:HaploidDiploid  + (Both haploid and diploid forms, with gametophytes giving rise to haploid gametes, and sporophytes giving rise to haploid spores by meiosis)
• Traits:Monoecious  + (Both male and female reproductive organs in a single individual (animals) or flower (plants) (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998).)

• Traits:PinnateBranching  + (Branched tentacles, used as filtration mechanism)

• Traits:Dendroid  + (Branching irregularly – similar to that of a root system (Prescott, 1969).)
• Traits:Pinnate  + (Branching like a feather – an elongate main axis with lateral branches or lobes (Prescott, 1969).)
• Traits:Semelparous  + (Breeding once per lifetime, or breeding only once then dying (Barnes ''et al.'', 2006). Organisms that only have one brood during their lifetime (Lincoln ''et al.'', 1998).)
• Traits:BiannualEpisodic  + (Breeds every second year but in one or more discrete periods initiated by some trigger (for example a lunar cycle).)
• Traits:AnnualEpisodic  + (Breeds every year but in one or more discrete periods initiated by some trigger (for example a lunar cycle).)
• Traits:AnnualProtracted  + (Breeds every year over an extended or drawn out period.)
• Traits:Biannual  + (Breeds less frequently than every two years.)
• Traits:BiannualProtracted  + (Breeds once every two years over an extended or drawn out period.)
• Traits:Environment  + (Broad descriptors of the major environmental regions)
• Traits:Penicillate  + (Brush like (Prescott ,1969).)
• Traits:BodyAccretion  + (Build up or accumulation of sediment.)
• Traits:Massive  + (Bulky (Homes, 1979).)
• Traits:CITES  + (CITES (the Convention on International Tra … CITES (the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora) is an international agreement between governments. Its aim is to ensure that international trade in specimens of wild animals and plants does not threaten their survival.</br></br>Appendices I, II and III to the Convention are lists of species afforded different levels or types of protection from over-exploitation.ypes of protection from over-exploitation.)
• Traits:HighMagnesiumCalcite  + (Calcite where more then 8wt.% CaCO3 is substituted by MgCO3.)
• Traits:Mobile  + (Capable of movement)
• Traits:PermanentHermaphrodite  + (Capable of producing both ova and spermatozoa either at the same time (Barnes ''et al.'', 1993).)
• Traits:SelfFertilizing  + (Capable of self-fertilization)
• Traits:Passive  + (Catching food on a filter held into flowing water (e.g. hydroids, sea fans, sea pens), or collecting the 'rain' of detritus on sticky apparatus other than a filter (e.g. Cucumaria frondosa, proboscis of echinurans) (MarLIN; Hiscock et al. 1999).)
• Traits:StraitSound  + (Channels between the mainland and an island or between two islands which are open at both ends to the open coast (it does not refer to similar features or narrows within marine inlets).)
• Traits:Bivalved  + (Characteristically a shell of two calcareous valves joined by a flexible ligament.)
• Traits:Physiography  + (Coastal geomorphology and physical features.)
• Traits:AnchialineCaves  + (Coastal salt water habitats with no surface connection to the sea.)
• Traits:VerySheltered  + (Coasts with a fetch less than about 3 km where they face prevailing winds or about 20 km where they face away from prevailing winds, or which have offshore obstructions such as reefs or a narrow (<30°) open water window.)
• Traits:Sheltered  + (Coasts with a restricted fetch and/or open water window. Coasts can face prevailing winds but with a short fetch (< 20 km) or extensive shallow area offshore, or may face away from prevailing winds.)
• Traits:Ecological Descriptors  + (Collection of traits relating to species ecology)