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POLYCHAETA [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- polychaete
1, record 1, English, polychaete
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- polychete 2, record 1, English, polychete
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
A polychaete [is a worm of the] class Polychaeta.... The "typical" polychaete is perfectly metameric, with each of the cylindrical body segments being identical and each bearing a pair of lateral, fleshy, paddle-like appendages called parapodia... 3, record 1, English, - polychaete
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- polychète
1, record 1, French, polych%C3%A8te
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les polychètes sont les vers annélides comportant le plus grand nombre d'espèces, soit plus de 10 000. Ce sont des animaux essentiellement marins ou estuariens. 2, record 1, French, - polych%C3%A8te
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Annélide] à soies nombreuses, possédant des parapodes et le plus souvent des appendices variés. 3, record 1, French, - polych%C3%A8te
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gusanos y organismos semejantes
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- poliqueto
1, record 1, Spanish, poliqueto
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Componente de la clase Polychaeta, que incluye anélidos con el prostomio bien diferenciado y un par de parápodos provisto de cerdas en cada segmento. 1, record 1, Spanish, - poliqueto
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-12-14
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- annelids
1, record 2, English, annelids
correct, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- segmented worms 2, record 2, English, segmented%20worms
correct, plural
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A large phylum including the Polychaeta(marine worms) and the Clitellata(earthworms, leeches, etc.). 3, record 2, English, - annelids
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- annélides
1, record 2, French, ann%C3%A9lides
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Embranchement qui, selon le système de classification utilisé, comprend au moins deux classes, les Polychaeta (les polychètes) et les Clitellata (dont les vers de terre ou lombrics). 2, record 2, French, - ann%C3%A9lides
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gusanos y organismos semejantes
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- anélidos
1, record 2, Spanish, an%C3%A9lidos
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2006-01-09
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- marine worm
1, record 3, English, marine%20worm
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the segmented worms constituting the class Polychaeta. 2, record 3, English, - marine%20worm
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Marine worms belong to a phylum of animals known as the annelids. A common specie of the marine worm family is the bloodworm ... Other types of marine worms include sandworms. 3, record 3, English, - marine%20worm
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- ver marin
1, record 3, French, ver%20marin
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- ver de mer 2, record 3, French, ver%20de%20mer
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1996-10-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Polychaeta
1, record 4, English, Polychaeta
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A class of Annelida or in former classifications an order of Chaetopoda that comprises chiefly marine annelid worms usually having paired setate appendages on most segments, a differentiated head with eyes, tactile processes and bristles, and chitinous jaws and being distinguished from the related oligochaete worms by possession of separate sexes and by a complex life history with a free-swimming trochophore larva 2, record 4, English, - Polychaeta
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- Polychètes
1, record 4, French, Polych%C3%A8tes
correct, feminine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Classe d'annélides marines à nombreuses soies latérales, comprenant notamment la néréide, l'arénicole. 2, record 4, French, - Polych%C3%A8tes
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1986-04-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- fanworm
1, record 5, English, fanworm
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of various segmented aquatic worms of the family Sabellidae(class Polychaeta, phylum Annelida). Fanworms have fanlike tentacles extending from... the mouth.... Fanworms live on the sea bottom in tubes. 1, record 5, English, - fanworm
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- sabelle
1, record 5, French, sabelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Annélide polychète sédentaire, vivant dans un tube enfoui verticalement dans le sable, d'où sort un panache de branchies plumeuses entourant la bouche. Type de la famille des Sabellidés. 1, record 5, French, - sabelle
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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