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GILL SLIT [2 records]

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Record 1 1977-10-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
CONT

[The pharynx is] characterized by the gill slits through its wall in adult or embryonic chordates ... The gill slit is a passage from the pharynx to the exterior ...

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
CONT

[Chez certains Cordés, le] «pharynx branchial» communique avec l'extérieur par des orifices pairs, les «fentes branchiales» [La «fente branchiale»] a un rôle respiratoire chez les Cordés aquatiques [...]

Spanish

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Record 2 1977-09-21

English

Subject field(s)
  • Paleontology
DEF

[A] fissure in [the] disc of ophiuroids along [the] side of [the] base of [the] arm, leading into [the] bursa.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Paléontologie
OBS

[...] chez les Ophiuroïdes actuels [...] les «bourses branchiales» [...] [communiquent] avec l'extérieur par des fentes ouvertes ordinairement sur la face orale du disque, le long des bras; [...]

Spanish

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