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NEMATOCYST [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1980-07-22
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
- Animal Anatomy
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- nematocyst 1, record 1, English, nematocyst
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The tentacles [of corals] have the specialized stinging cells called nematocysts, which discharge an arrowlike barb and a toxin that stuns animal prey such as microscopic crustaceans. 1, record 1, English, - nematocyst
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
- Anatomie animale
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nématocyste 1, record 1, French, n%C3%A9matocyste
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les tentacules [des coraux] renferment des cellules urticantes, appelées nématocystes, qui peuvent décharger un aiguillon barbelé et une toxine qui paralyse les proies animales, par exemple de petits crustacés. 1, record 1, French, - n%C3%A9matocyste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-05-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- nematocyst
1, record 2, English, nematocyst
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A] nematocyst [is] one of the minute stinging cells or organs of hydrozoans, scyphozoans and anthozoans; e.g. a "thread cell" formed within a cnidoblast of a coral. 1, record 2, English, - nematocyst
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- nématoblaste
1, record 2, French, n%C3%A9matoblaste
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Un] nématoblaste [est une] cellule urticante [chez un] Cnidaire (...) 1, record 2, French, - n%C3%A9matoblaste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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