Parameter: HOST_LENGTH_TOTAL_MM

Dataset: 
Vent Parasite Dissection Data
Parameter: 
length
Master parameters information
Short Name:
 length
Short Description:
 length
Official Name:
 length
No Data Value:
Description:
 

Length is a one-dimensional extent equal to the distance between two points.

Dataset-parameters information
Supplied Name: 
HOST_LENGTH_TOTAL_MM
Supplied Units: 
millimeters (mm)
Datatype: 
String
Conversion Necessary: 
no
No Data Value: 
nd
Description: 

The length of the host or the closest estimate (i.e., ~10) measured along the longest axis in units of millimeters following accepted methods for each taxon. For squat lobsters and shrimp, from the tip of the rostrum to the back of the carapace (carapace length); for crabs, at the widest point of the carapace (carapace width); for snails, from the apex to the tip of the siphonal canal or aperture (height); and for fish, from the tip of the nose to the end of the tail (total length). Missing data identifier NR (not recorded).