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SPONGIN [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1977-08-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- spongioblast
1, record 1, English, spongioblast
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In a sponge, ] spongin(...) [is secreted by special cells] designated "spongioblasts". 1, record 1, English, - spongioblast
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- spongioblaste
1, record 1, French, spongioblaste
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les fibres simples [de la squelette d'un Démosponge] sont sécrétées par des "spongioblastes", disposés en file, qui élaborent chacun un segment de la fibre puis dégénèrent (...) 1, record 1, French, - spongioblaste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1977-08-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- fibrilla
1, record 2, English, fibrilla
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Spongin, as a skeletal element [of sponges] occurs(...) in the form of minute elastic "fibrillae", secreted within cells, and furnishing a tissue which may be compared to the elastic tissue of higher animals. 1, record 2, English, - fibrilla
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- fibrille
1, record 2, French, fibrille
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'ensemble du Spongiaire [Pharétrone] est formé par le squelette qui, regardé de près, apparaît comme un lacis résistant complexe de petites fibrilles anastomosées (...) 1, record 2, French, - fibrille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- demospongiae 1, record 3, English, demospongiae
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sponges whose skeleton may be composed of simple needle-like spicules or of four-rayed spicules... They may be made of silica or of the horny substance spongin. 1, record 3, English, - demospongiae
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- démosponges
1, record 3, French, d%C3%A9mosponges
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La classe des démosponges est celle qui comprend le plus grand nombre d'éponges. Leur structure est complexe et elles sont caractérisées par la variété de leur squelette. 1, record 3, French, - d%C3%A9mosponges
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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