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POLYPIER SIMPLE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2010-12-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- solitary coral
1, record 1, English, solitary%20coral
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- simple coral 2, record 1, English, simple%20coral
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A coral that does not form part of a colony. 3, record 1, English, - solitary%20coral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
solitary coral. - Coral polyps can be solitary or colonial. Solitary forms remain as a single individual polyp and one corallite. 4, record 1, English, - solitary%20coral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Corals are not restricted to just reefs, many solitary corals may be found in rocks where reefs are not present (such as Cyclocyathus which occurs in the Cretaceous period Gault clay formation of England). 5, record 1, English, - solitary%20coral
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
solitary coral: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 1, English, - solitary%20coral
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- corail solitaire
1, record 1, French, corail%20solitaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- polypier solitaire 2, record 1, French, polypier%20solitaire
correct, masculine noun
- polypier simple 3, record 1, French, polypier%20simple
correct, masculine noun
- polypiérite 3, record 1, French, polypi%C3%A9rite
correct, masculine noun
- coralliaire solitaire 4, record 1, French, coralliaire%20solitaire
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Polypier] formé d'un seul calice, conique, pourvu de son système de cloisons. 3, record 1, French, - corail%20solitaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
polypier : Sécrétion calcaire produite par un groupe de polypes et sur laquelle ils vivent agrégés. Les coraux sont des polypiers. 5, record 1, French, - corail%20solitaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
M. de Réaumur nommait le corail un polypier, comme on nomme un nid de guêpes un guêpier; cette idée était très fausse, et a été pourtant généralement adoptée d'après cet illustre naturaliste. 6, record 1, French, - corail%20solitaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
coralliaire solitaire : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 7, record 1, French, - corail%20solitaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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