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CILIATES [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-01-20
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Fish
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- ichthyophthirius
1, record 1, English, ichthyophthirius
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Ichthyophthirius multifiliis 2, record 1, English, Ichthyophthirius%20multifiliis
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of holotrichous ciliates comprising a single species(I. multifiliis) that are parasitic in the skin of various freshwater fishes where they encyst and multiply causing a severe and sometimes fatal inflammation. 1, record 1, English, - ichthyophthirius
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Poissons
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- ichthyophthirius 1, record 1, French, ichthyophthirius
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Faute de documentation, il n'a pas été possible d'attester ce terme dans un ouvrage français. Un ichtyologiste-traducteur assure néanmoins que l'équivalent français ne saurait être différent de l'anglais, les deux provenant du latin. 1, record 1, French, - ichthyophthirius
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1996-07-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- ciliates
1, record 2, English, ciliates
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- infusorians 2, record 2, English, infusorians
correct, plural, obsolete
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The common name for the Ciliata or Ciliophora, formerly called infusorians. 2, record 2, English, - ciliates
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ciliés
1, record 2, French, cili%C3%A9s
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
Protozoaires, libres ou parasites, caractérisés par l'existence de cils vibratiles. 1, record 2, French, - cili%C3%A9s
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1991-08-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Origin of Life and Speciation
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- paramecium
1, record 3, English, paramecium
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- Paramecium 1, record 3, English, Paramecium
Latin
- Paramoecium 2, record 3, English, Paramoecium
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of holotrichous ciliates having the body elongate and bluntly rounded at the anterior end and having an oblique funnel-shaped buccal groove on the oral surface with the mouth at the extremity. 1, record 3, English, - paramecium
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Origine de la vie et des espèces en général
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Paramecium
1, record 3, French, Paramecium
Latin
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- Paramoecium 2, record 3, French, Paramoecium
Latin
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une nuée de paramécies (Paramoecium), animalcules microscopiques vivant dans les eaux stagnantes. 2, record 3, French, - Paramecium
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-06-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- vorticella
1, record 4, English, vorticella
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A genus of stalked bell-shaped peritrichous ciliates with a marginal row of strong cilia about the oral disk 1, record 4, English, - vorticella
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The type of the family Vorticellidae 1, record 4, English, - vorticella
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- vorticelle
1, record 4, French, vorticelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Protozoaire cilié holotriche très commun des eaux douces, qui vit fixé par un long pédoncule sur les végétaux submergés. 1, record 4, French, - vorticelle
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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