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ESCLERITO [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2004-06-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- sclerite
1, record 1, English, sclerite
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sclerites are calcareous bodies of diverse shape and form. They are highly modified paedomorphic structures, comparable in the adult holothurian to the larval spicules of its presumably fully plated ancestors. Nevertheless, they are of functional as well as phyletic importance. Some sclerites serve to reinforce the body wall, preventing its collapse, ... Curved rods surround the podia, overlapping to construct a flexible but semirigid appendage, and a sieve plate at the end of each tube foot supports its suction disk. ... A holothurian may have a single kind of sclerite or none, but an association of several types is usual. 2, record 1, English, - sclerite
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- sclérite
1, record 1, French, scl%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Un] tissu conjonctif sous-cuticulaire [...] [de la paroi du corps d'un Holothuride] contient le squelette resté à l'état embryonnaire sous forme de plaques éparses, les sclérites, lesquels présentent une variété de formes extraordinaire. 2, record 1, French, - scl%C3%A9rite
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- esclerito
1, record 1, Spanish, esclerito
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Corpúsculo calcáreo dérmico, de forma variable, que constituye el esqueleto de las holoturias y es lo único que se suele conservar fósil de estos esquinodermos. 1, record 1, Spanish, - esclerito
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-06-15
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- sclerite
1, record 2, English, sclerite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A calcareous skeletal element of the mesogloea of an octocoral ... 2, record 2, English, - sclerite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- sclérite
1, record 2, French, scl%C3%A9rite
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- spicule 2, record 2, French, spicule
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Une] sclérite [est] une petite pièce calcaire [dans la mésoglée du corps des Alcyonaires.] 2, record 2, French, - scl%C3%A9rite
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- esclerito
1, record 2, Spanish, esclerito
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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