Mordacia
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Mordacia is a genus of jawless, eel-like lampreys within the broader lamprey family, comprising several parasitic and non-parasitic species found mainly in the Southern Hemisphere.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mordacia mordax | 0 |
| Mordacia lapicida | 0 |
| Mordacia praecox | 0 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| bodyShape | eel-like ⓘ |
| class | Hyperoartia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commonName | Australian lamprey ⓘ |
| distribution |
Australia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
South America NERFINISHED ⓘ Southern Hemisphere NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| domain |
Eukarya
ⓘ
surface form:
Eukaryota
|
| ecologicalRole |
benthic filter-feeding larvae
ⓘ
parasite of other fishes ⓘ |
| eyePresence | well-developed eyes ⓘ |
| family | Mordaciidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType |
non-parasitic
ⓘ
parasitic ⓘ |
| genus |
Mordacia
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordacia NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordacia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| habitat |
anadromous
ⓘ
coastal marine waters ⓘ freshwater ⓘ |
| hasCommonName | Mordacia lampreys NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasLifeStage | ammocoete larva ⓘ |
| hasSpecies |
Mordacia lapicida
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mordacia mordax NERFINISHED ⓘ Mordacia praecox NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isA |
eel-like vertebrate genus
ⓘ
jawless fish genus ⓘ lamprey genus ⓘ |
| jawPresence | jawless ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| lampreyType | southern lamprey lineage ⓘ |
| nativeTo | temperate regions of Southern Hemisphere ⓘ |
| order | Petromyzontiformes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentTaxon | Mordaciidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phylum | Chordata ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Geotria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Petromyzon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | anadromous spawning in freshwater ⓘ |
| skeletonType | cartilaginous ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ species ⓘ species ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.