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SEA SQUIRTS [2 records]

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Record 1 2006-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Oceanography
CONT

The deep ocean floor supports a special community of animals. Although seaweeds grow from the sea floor near coasts, it is too dark at the bottom of the deep ocean for plants to live. Some organisms living here look a little like plants but actually they are animals like sponges, sea mats, sea anemones, and sea squirts.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Océanographie
Key term(s)
  • grand fond océanique
  • grande profondeur océanique
  • grand fond sous-marin

Spanish

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Record 2 2004-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
  • Zoology
CONT

The sea squirts or ascidians(class Ascidiacea) are sessile, although only in the adult phase... They are represented by approximately 2000 species.

OBS

Sea squirt and sessile tunicate are both common name of the class Ascidiacea.

OBS

"Sea squirt" not to be confused with the scientific name of Halocythia roretzi, a species of ascidians.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Éponges, hydres et méduses
  • Zoologie
DEF

Animal marin (Protochordés, Tuniciers) en forme d'outre qui se fixe habituellement par des prolongements aux objets environnants.

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.

Spanish

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