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MONOPHYLETIC [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- bat fly
1, record 1, English, bat%20fly
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A small fly that belongs either to the family of Streblidae or to the family Nycteribiidae. 2, record 1, English, - bat%20fly
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Nycteribiidae of the true fly superfamily Hippoboscoidea are known as "bat flies", together with their close relatives the Streblidae. As the latter do not seem to be a monophyletic group, it is conceivable to unite all bat flies in a single family [Hippoboscidae]. 3, record 1, English, - bat%20fly
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 3 OBS
No Chiroptera (bats) harbor lice ... although they host many other ectoparasitic insects, including the Streblidae and Nycteribiidae (bat flies) - two families of extoparasitic Diptera that are restricted to bats. 4, record 1, English, - bat%20fly
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nyctéribie
1, record 1, French, nyct%C3%A9ribie
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Diverses [insectes de l'ordre des] Diptères vivent en parasites externes sur d'autres animaux. Telles sont les extraordinaires Nyctéribies [...] 2, record 1, French, - nyct%C3%A9ribie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petit insecte qui appartient soit à la famille des Streblidae, soit à la famille des Nycteribiidae, autrefois considéré comme faisant partie d'une seule famille. 3, record 1, French, - nyct%C3%A9ribie
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Les nyctéribies sont des parasites des chauve-souris, d'où leur nom (bat flies) en anglais. 3, record 1, French, - nyct%C3%A9ribie
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Mammals
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- baleen whales
1, record 2, English, baleen%20whales
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... [these] living cetaceans are divided into two distinct monophyletic suborders : Odontoceti(all toothed whales) and Mysticeti(the baleen whales). 2, record 2, English, - baleen%20whales
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Mammifères
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- mysticètes
1, record 2, French, mystic%C3%A8tes
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-classe [sous-ordre] des cétacés caractérisés par la présence de fanons sur les maxillaires, par opposition aux cétacés à dents ou odontocètes. 1, record 2, French, - mystic%C3%A8tes
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La baleine et le rorqual sont des Mysticètes. 1, record 2, French, - mystic%C3%A8tes
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Mamíferos
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- misticetos
1, record 2, Spanish, misticetos
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Los misticetos (Mysticeti ), conocidos comúnmente como cetáceos barbados, son un suborden del orden Cetacea. Se caracterizan por la presencia de las barbas en lugar de dientes, como ocurre en el otro suborden de cetáceos, los odontocetos. [...] El término ballena a menudo es usado para referirse a todos los misticetos, aunque en sentido estricto se reserva solamente a los integrantes de la familia balénidos; para el resto de los misticetos se utiliza el término rorcual. 2, record 2, Spanish, - misticetos
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