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FURCA [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-08-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- caudal ramus
1, record 1, English, caudal%20ramus
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- cercus 1, record 1, English, cercus
correct
- cercopod 1, record 1, English, cercopod
correct
- caudal stylet 1, record 1, English, caudal%20stylet
correct
- stylet 1, record 1, English, stylet
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[It is a] single appendage of [the] terminal abdominal somite paired with another to form [a] caudal furca, both articulated with [the] telson [in crustaceans] ;[it is] usually rodlike or bladelike, but [it] may be filamentous and multiarticular(caudal filament). 1, record 1, English, - caudal%20ramus
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- rame caudale
1, record 1, French, rame%20caudale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les pièces brucales et les rames caudales sont vestigiales (...) 1, record 1, French, - rame%20caudale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-08-29
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Crustaceans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- caudal furca
1, record 2, English, caudal%20furca
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The terminal section or telson [of a Copepod] often bears a pair of processes or rami forming the "caudal furca".... in the... Copepoda... they are unsegmented rods articulated to the body... 1, record 2, English, - caudal%20furca
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Crustacés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fourche caudale
1, record 2, French, fourche%20caudale
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le telson [d'un copépode] porte une longue fourche caudale [...] 1, record 2, French, - fourche%20caudale
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-08-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- telson
1, record 3, English, telson
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- postabdomen 1, record 3, English, postabdomen
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The telson is the] last somite of [an arthropod] body, bearing [the] anus and commonly [a] caudal furca or [a] pair of cerci, [it is the] growth zone for postcephalic somites located at its anterior edge;(...) 1, record 3, English, - telson
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- telson
1, record 3, French, telson
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le corps des Arthropodes (...) comprend trois éléments fondamentaux: 1. l'"acron" (...); 2. le "soma" (...); 3. le "telson" qui peut se réduire très fortement et parfois s'atrophier presque complètement. 1, record 3, French, - telson
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-08-23
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- furca
1, record 4, English, furca
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[The furca is] A two-forked last abdominal segment of certain crustaceans(...) 1, record 4, English, - furca
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- furca
1, record 4, French, furca
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Une furca, dont la fonction consiste à faciliter l'enfouissement dans la vase, ayant l'aspect d'une griffe incomplètement développée, est présente à la partie postéro-ventrale du corps. [d'un Ostracode] 1, record 4, French, - furca
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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