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species inventory


the total species complement of a particular sample or deposit type
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epitoke


the reproductive part of the body of polychaetes that contains the gametes and which swarm into the water column at a single episodic event at the end of the life of the adult
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epilithic


growing on the surface of rock
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gonochoristic


having separate sexes (cf. hermaphroditic)
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zoea larva


a planktonic larval stage of crustaceans (prawns and crabs)
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aggregate


the collective term for sand, gravel and crushed rock.
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aggregate extraction


the removal of marine aggregate from the seabed by means of a dredger
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all-in cargo


a cargo taken aboard a dredger without alteration of the Gravel:sand ratio by screening
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amphipoda


a group of small crustaceans recognised by their laterally compressed bodies
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anchor dredge


a non-quantitative dredge used to sample organisms from the seabed
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