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Record 1 1989-05-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Crustaceans
DEF

A small marine isopod crustacean (Limnoria lignorum or L. terebrans) that burrows into and rapidly destroys submerged timber (as the piles of wharves) both in Europe and America.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Crustacés
DEF

Crustacé isopode des rivages, dangereux pour les pilotis et bois immergés, dans lesquels il creuse en tous sens des galeries pour se nourrir du bois, ce qui peut aboutir à l'effondrement de l'ouvrage. (Type de la famille des limnoridés).

Spanish

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