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Record 1 1980-07-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Marine Biology
  • Plant Biology
OBS

Corals are efficient carnivores, immobilizing animal plankton with the stinging cells of their tentacles or trapping them on filaments of mucus that are then reingested.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Biologie marine
  • Biologie végétale
OBS

[Les coraux] sont des carnivores qui immobilisent les animaux planctoniques avec les cellules urticantes qui garnissent leurs tentacules ou bien piègent leurs proies sur des filaments de mucus qui sont ensuite réingérés.

Spanish

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