Horseshoe Shrimps

Cephalocarida

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Cephalocarida (Horseshoe Shrimps) is a class of arthropods. There are 12 species of Horseshoe Shrimps, in 5 genera and 1 family. They are detritivores.

URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q2750657
Definition: organism that obtains nutrients by consuming detritus

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EOL has data for 8 attributes, including:

known marine species
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/DescribedAcceptedSpecies
- Definition: number of currently described and taxonomically accepted marine species in this clade (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)
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habitat
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/RO_0002303
- Definition: x has habitat y if: x is an organism, y is a habitat, and y can sustain and allow the growth of a population of x
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marine benthic
- URI: http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_01000024
- Definition: The marine benthic biome (benthic meaning 'bottom') encompasses the seafloor and includes such areas as shores, littoral or intertidal areas, marine coral reefs, and the deep seabed.
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trophic level
- URI: http://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q1053008
- Definition: position of an organism in a food web. May be described verbally with descriptors including primary producer, herbivore or carnivore. If described numerically, 1 indicates a primary producer, 2 a herbivore, and so on up the food web.
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detritivore
- URI: http://wikidata.org/entity/Q2750657
- Definition: organism that obtains nutrients by consuming detritus
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undescribed marine species present in museum collections
- URI: http://eol.org/schema/terms/UndescribedSpeciesInMuseumCollections
- Definition: "marine species in this clade which are currently represented in specimen collections (estimate) (Appeltans et al. 2012. The Magnitude of Global Marine Species Diversity. Current Biology 22, 2189–2202. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cub.2012.09.036)"
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Known occurrences, collected specimens and observations of horseshoe shrimps. View this species on GBIF

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Horseshoe Shrimp Habitats

The environments in which many horseshoe shrimps species are known to live. Select an environment to see its horseshoe shrimps species checklist.

horseshoe shrimps Habitats

The environments in which many horseshoe shrimps species are known to live. Select an environment to see its horseshoe shrimps species checklist.

horseshoe shrimps includes 1 child:

Brachypoda