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ASCIDIANS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-06-13
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- microcosmus
1, record 1, English, microcosmus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A widely distributed genus of large simple ascidians including a Mediterranean form(Microcosmus sulcatus) that is sometimes used for food in southern Europe. 1, record 1, English, - microcosmus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- violet
1, record 1, French, violet
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au sens du présent Accord sont considérés comme : «coquillages», toutes les espèces de mollusques lamellibranches et gastéropodes marins, et les oursins et violets (Microcosmus) élevés ou pêchés dans les eaux françaises ou norvégiennes [...] 1, record 1, French, - violet
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-06-22
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compound ascidian 1, record 2, English, compound%20ascidian
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Orange or white compound ascidians, which are found on the shell of many decorator crabs, are fleshy organisms that frow in matted colonies on hard surfaces. 1, record 2, English, - compound%20ascidian
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Ascidie composée
1, record 2, French, Ascidie%20compos%C3%A9e
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Ascidies composées, orange ou blanches, qui ornent la carapace de nombreux Crabes déguisés sont des organismes charnus qui se développent en colonies autonomes sur des surfaces solides. 1, record 2, French, - Ascidie%20compos%C3%A9e
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-20
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
- Zoology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- ascidian
1, record 3, English, ascidian
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sea squirt 1, record 3, English, sea%20squirt
correct
- sessile tunicate 2, record 3, English, sessile%20tunicate
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The sea squirts or ascidians(class Ascidiacea) are sessile, although only in the adult phase... They are represented by approximately 2000 species. 1, record 3, English, - ascidian
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sea squirt and sessile tunicate are both common name of the class Ascidiacea. 3, record 3, English, - ascidian
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
"Sea squirt" not to be confused with the scientific name of Halocythia roretzi, a species of ascidians. 4, record 3, English, - ascidian
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
- Zoologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ascidie
1, record 3, French, ascidie
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Animal marin (Protochordés, Tuniciers) en forme d'outre qui se fixe habituellement par des prolongements aux objets environnants. 2, record 3, French, - ascidie
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les ascidies adultes sont des animaux marins gélatineux et sédentaires, solitaires ou coloniaux. [...] Si on «les» pince délicatement, «leurs» sachets gélatineux se contractent rapidement et un fin jet d'eau jaillit d'un des trous, ou des deux. C'est ce qui a valu à ces animaux le nom anglais vulgaire de sea squirts, c'est-à-dire seringues de mer. 3, record 3, French, - ascidie
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-10-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
- Aquaculture
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- polychaete worm
1, record 4, English, polychaete%20worm
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- sea worm 2, record 4, English, sea%20worm
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A marine annelid. 2, record 4, English, - polychaete%20worm
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Most spider crabs... feed on carrion, on eyeless organisms such as echinoderms(sand dollars, sea urchins, starfishes and so on), on a slow-moving organism such as mollusks and polychaete worms, and on sessile plants and animals such as algae or ascidians. 1, record 4, English, - polychaete%20worm
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
- Aquaculture
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- ver polychète
1, record 4, French, ver%20polych%C3%A8te
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la plupart des Araignées de mer se nourrissent d'organismes morts ou dépourvus d'yeux comme les Échinodermes (Oursins, Étoiles de mer et autres), de mollusques et vers polychètes qui ne se déplacent que lentement, ainsi que de plantes sessiles comme des Algues ou des Ascidies. 1, record 4, French, - ver%20polych%C3%A8te
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Le Lanice conchilega est un ver polychète qui s'attaque aux huîtres des parcs ostréicoles du nord de la France. 2, record 4, French, - ver%20polych%C3%A8te
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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