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GARDEN SLUG [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tawny garden slug
1, record 1, English, tawny%20garden%20slug
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- grande limace jaune
1, record 1, French, grande%20limace%20jaune
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-02-05
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- gray garden slug
1, record 2, English, gray%20garden%20slug
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- brown slug 1, record 2, English, brown%20slug
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- petite limace grise
1, record 2, French, petite%20limace%20grise
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2016-02-05
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- grey garden slug
1, record 3, English, grey%20garden%20slug
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 3
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- limace de Bourguignat
1, record 3, French, limace%20de%20Bourguignat
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2016-02-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Universal entry(ies) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- European great slug
1, record 4, English, European%20great%20slug
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- spotted garden slug 1, record 4, English, spotted%20garden%20slug
correct
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 4
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- grande limace cendrée
1, record 4, French, grande%20limace%20cendr%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2016-01-19
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
- Animal Pests (Crops)
Universal entry(ies) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- garden slug
1, record 5, English, garden%20slug
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- black field slug 1, record 5, English, black%20field%20slug
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Garden slugs grow up to 25 to 30 mm. The mantle is on the anterior part of the slug and the breathing pore is in the anterior half of the mantle. Garden slugs have a band along either side which is not distinct on the lower border. There is no dorsal row of tubercles, and the creeping sole is yellow to dark yellow or orange. The respiratory pore is in front of the midpoint of the mantle shield. There is no keel, and the sole of foot is not divided. The skin is rough and wrinkled, gray to dark brownish gray and often with small yellow-brown dots(color lighter toward the foot). 1, record 5, English, - garden%20slug
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
- Animaux nuisibles aux cultures
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 5
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- limace des jardins
1, record 5, French, limace%20des%20jardins
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La période humide qui a commencé en milieu de semaine favorise le développement et l'activité de bon nombre de mollusques, limaces telles que la limace des jardins (Arion hortensis) et escargots (Cepaea sp.). 1, record 5, French, - limace%20des%20jardins
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 2011-06-02
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Animal Biology
- Plant Biology
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- anthropophilous
1, record 6, English, anthropophilous
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- anthropophile 2, record 6, English, anthropophile
- synanthropic 3, record 6, English, synanthropic
correct
- synanthrope 4, record 6, English, synanthrope
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Living in habitats made or altered by man. 5, record 6, English, - anthropophilous
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
This is probably a yellow slug, "Limax flavus", a synanthropic species, which lives in and around houses, cellars and old garden walls.(Countryman, Summer 1971, 187/1). 5, record 6, English, - anthropophilous
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Humans can acquire a number of the intestinal tapeworms from dogs, cats, or synanthropic rodents. 6, record 6, English, - anthropophilous
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Not to be confused with "synantropus", a species of Pithecantropus erectus. 7, record 6, English, - anthropophilous
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie animale
- Biologie végétale
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- anthropophile
1, record 6, French, anthropophile
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- synanthrope 2, record 6, French, synanthrope
correct
- synanthropique 3, record 6, French, synanthropique
correct
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se dit des animaux et des plantes qui trouvent, au contact de l'homme ou dans son milieu, des conditions favorables à leur développement et qui, conséquemment, vivent dans des milieux habités ou fréquentés par les hommes, en profitant de leurs activités (p. ex. : pâturin annuel, chénopode blanc, rats, mouches domestiques). 4, record 6, French, - anthropophile
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les aires occupées grâce à l'action de mécanismes de dispersion naturels, l'homme mis à part, sont dites naturelles. Par contre, les espèces - ou groupements - qui se sont étendus par l'entremise des activités humaines sont dites artificielles ou synanthropiques. L'appoint de l'homme est soit volontaire (introduction de plantes vivrières, ornementales, d'animaux d'élevage ...), soit involontaire (espèces introduites avec le fourrage, les laines de moutons, le bois, ...). 3, record 6, French, - anthropophile
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Impact des zoopopulations synanthropes sur la diversité végétale et les traits de vie des espèces de l'archipel de Riou (Marseille) : stratégie de vie des taxons nouvellement implantés. 2, record 6, French, - anthropophile
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les plantes rudérales telles que l'ortie, qui croissent volontiers dans les décombres, et les blattes ou les souris, qui vivent dans les maisons, sont des espèces anthropophiles. 5, record 6, French, - anthropophile
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Biología animal
- Biología vegetal
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 6, Main entry term, Spanish
- antropófilo
1, record 6, Spanish, antrop%C3%B3filo
correct, adjective
Record 6, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 6, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Se aplica a especies adaptadas a vivir cerca del hombre. 1, record 6, Spanish, - antrop%C3%B3filo
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