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ATRIA [2 records]

Record 1 2011-05-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
  • Paleontology
DEF

In sponges, an inner chamber ... lined with choanocyte cells.

CONT

The inner cavity of the sponge is called the atrium or spongocoel. The cells that line the atrium are called Choanocytes that have flagella ...

OBS

Plural of atrium: atria.

Key term(s)
  • atria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
  • Paléontologie
DEF

[Chez un Spongiaire,] cavité axiale, tapissée de pinacocytes [...]

CONT

La cavité centrale [des Spongiaires] est appelée cavité gastrale, atrium ou encore spongocoele.

Spanish

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Record 2 2002-09-04

English

Subject field(s)
  • Morphology and General Physiology
  • Paleontology
CONT

At the orifice, the exoskeleton [of a bryozoan] is turned inward for some distance to form a chamber called the atrium.

OBS

Plural: atria.

Key term(s)
  • atria

French

Domaine(s)
  • Morphologie et physiologie générale
  • Paléontologie
CONT

La gaine tentaculaire limite un espace atrial ou atrium; [...]

Spanish

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