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HOLOTHURIE [2 records]

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Record 1 2016-02-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies)
Holothurium
Latin
DEF

Any of a class (Holothuridae) of echinoderms having an elongate flexible tough muscular body.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Holothurium
Latin
DEF

Échinoderme allongé au tégument relativement mou, dont la symétrie bilatérale masque souvent la pentamérie.

OBS

biche de mer; biche-de-mer; bêche-de-mer; concombre de mer : termes courants pour nommer une holothurie.

Spanish

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Record 2 2011-07-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies)
Holothuroidae
Latin
CONT

The Holothuroidea, or sea cucumbers, are an abundant and diverse group of worm-like and usually soft-bodied echinoderms. They are found in nearly every marine environment, but are most diverse on tropical shallow-water coral reefs. They range from the intertidal, where they may be exposed briefly at low tide, to the floor of the deepest oceanic trenches.

Key term(s)
  • sea cucumber

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Holothuroidae
Latin
DEF

Classe d'échinodermes (embranchement d'animaux marins) qui compte plus de 1 800 espèces et dont plusieurs sont comestibles.

Key term(s)
  • concombre de mer
  • holothurie

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Holothuroidae
Latin
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