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SPONGOCOEL [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-02-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- endoderm
1, record 1, English, endoderm
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- inner layer 1, record 1, English, inner%20layer
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The inner layer or "endoderm", lines the spongocoel and chambers and parts or the whole of the canals in the wall [of a sponge]. 1, record 1, English, - endoderm
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- endoblaste
1, record 1, French, endoblaste
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- feuillet interne 1, record 1, French, feuillet%20interne
correct, masculine noun
- feuillet endoblastique 1, record 1, French, feuillet%20endoblastique
correct, masculine noun
- couche gastrale 1, record 1, French, couche%20gastrale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[...] le feuillet interne ou «endoblaste», [est] formé de choanocytes, [et] tapisse la cavité gastrale [...] [d'un Spongiaire]. 1, record 1, French, - endoblaste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- atrium
1, record 2, English, atrium
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- spongocoel 2, record 2, English, spongocoel
correct
- cloaca 3, record 2, English, cloaca
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
In sponges, an inner chamber ... lined with choanocyte cells. 4, record 2, English, - atrium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The inner cavity of the sponge is called the atrium or spongocoel. The cells that line the atrium are called Choanocytes that have flagella... 5, record 2, English, - atrium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural of atrium: atria. 6, record 2, English, - atrium
Record 2, Key term(s)
- atria
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- atrium
1, record 2, French, atrium
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- spongocoele 2, record 2, French, spongocoele
correct, masculine noun
- cavité gastrale 3, record 2, French, cavit%C3%A9%20gastrale
correct, feminine noun
- cavité pseudogastrique 4, record 2, French, cavit%C3%A9%20pseudogastrique
feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Chez un Spongiaire,] cavité axiale, tapissée de pinacocytes [...] 5, record 2, French, - atrium
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La cavité centrale [des Spongiaires] est appelée cavité gastrale, atrium ou encore spongocoele. 3, record 2, French, - atrium
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-08-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- exhalant pore
1, record 3, English, exhalant%20pore
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[In a sponge, the] canals begin on the exterior surface in(...) "inhalant pores"(...) and traverse the wall in various ways in different species to terminate finally in "exhalant pores" in the wall of the spongocoel or in numerous oscula on the exterior surface of the sponge. 1, record 3, English, - exhalant%20pore
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- pore exhalant
1, record 3, French, pore%20exhalant
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un véritable système canalifère parfois compliqué est (...) établi dans les parois du Spongiaire, d'où la notion (...) de "pores exhalants" (...) 1, record 3, French, - pore%20exhalant
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1977-08-16
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- incurrent pore
1, record 4, English, incurrent%20pore
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- inhalant pore 2, record 4, English, inhalant%20pore
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The surface of an asconoid sponge is perforated by many small openings called incurrent pores,(...) [which] open into the interior cavity(...). A constant stream of water passes through the incurrent pores into the spongocoel and out the osculum. 1, record 4, English, - incurrent%20pore
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- pore inhalant
1, record 4, French, pore%20inhalant
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Un véritable système canalifère parfois compliqué est (...) établi dans les parois du Spongiaire, d'où la notion de "pores inhalants" (...) 1, record 4, French, - pore%20inhalant
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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