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Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-01-04
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- estuarine shrimp
1, record 1, English, estuarine%20shrimp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- estuarine prawn 1, record 1, English, estuarine%20prawn
correct
- white shrimp 2, record 1, English, white%20shrimp
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A species of shrimp of the family Palaemonidae. 3, record 1, English, - estuarine%20shrimp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crevette blanche
1, record 1, French, crevette%20blanche
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Petite crevette typique des eaux estuariennes. 2, record 1, French, - crevette%20blanche
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2021-10-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- whiteleg shrimp
1, record 2, English, whiteleg%20shrimp
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Pacific white shrimp 2, record 2, English, Pacific%20white%20shrimp
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[A penaeid] prawn [that is] native to the eastern Pacific Ocean, from the Mexican state of Sonora to as far south as northern Peru. 3, record 2, English, - whiteleg%20shrimp
Record 2, Key term(s)
- white leg shrimp
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 2
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crevette à pattes blanches
1, record 2, French, crevette%20%C3%A0%20pattes%20blanches
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- crevette pattes blanches 2, record 2, French, crevette%20pattes%20blanches
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Crevette pénéide] originaire de la côte Est du Pacifique de l'Amérique latine, du Mexique jusqu'au Pérou. 3, record 2, French, - crevette%20%C3%A0%20pattes%20blanches
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2005-07-25
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Animal Biology
- Aquaculture
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- white spot disease
1, record 3, English, white%20spot%20disease
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- WSD 1, record 3, English, WSD
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The disease, which causes premature death in the crustaceans, was capable of totally destroying a pond full of prawns in just 3 months of infection ... The disease, which has no effect on humans, was believed to have been caused by a recent prolonged dry spell and has reportedly hit prawn breeders from southern Thailand and Indonesia. 1, record 3, English, - white%20spot%20disease
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The causative agent is white spot syndrome virus(WSSV) or white spot virus(WSV), potentially lethal to most of the commercially cultivated penaeid shrimp species. 2, record 3, English, - white%20spot%20disease
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Biologie animale
- Aquaculture
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- maladie des points blancs
1, record 3, French, maladie%20des%20points%20blancs
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(Aux fins du présent Code ...), les espèces hôtes sensibles à la maladie des points blancs sont les suivantes : tous les crustacés décapodes (ordre des Decapoda) vivant en eau de mer, en eau saumâtre ou en eau douce. La maladie des points blancs est une maladie potentiellement mortelle pour la plupart des crevettes pénaeidés (famille des Penaeidae) élevées à des fins commerciales. 1, record 3, French, - maladie%20des%20points%20blancs
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-12-17
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Microbiology and Parasitology
- Crustaceans
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- white spot virus
1, record 4, English, white%20spot%20virus
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- WSSV 2, record 4, English, WSSV
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
White spot syndrome is a worldwide disease of penaeid shrimp. The disease agent is a bacilliform, enveloped virus, white spot syndrome virus(WSSV), with a double-stranded DNA genome that probably contains well over 200 kb. 2, record 4, English, - white%20spot%20virus
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
- Crustacés
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- virus de la maladie des points blancs
1, record 4, French, virus%20de%20la%20maladie%20des%20points%20blancs
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- virus du syndrome des points blancs 2, record 4, French, virus%20du%20syndrome%20des%20points%20blancs
correct, masculine noun
- virus bacilliforme des points blancs 2, record 4, French, virus%20bacilliforme%20des%20points%20blancs
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le virus de la maladie des points blancs est hautement infectieux pour la plupart des espèces de crevettes Pénéides cultivées connues. 3, record 4, French, - virus%20de%20la%20maladie%20des%20points%20blancs
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-12-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Crustaceans
- Aquaculture
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- white spot syndrome virus
1, record 5, English, white%20spot%20syndrome%20virus
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
- WSSV 2, record 5, English, WSSV
correct
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
White spot syndrome is a worldwide disease of penaeid shrimp. The disease agent is a bacilliform, enveloped virus, white spot syndrome virus(WSSV), with a double-stranded DNA genome that probably contains well over 200 kb. 2, record 5, English, - white%20spot%20syndrome%20virus
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Crustacés
- Aquaculture
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- virus de la maladie des points blancs
1, record 5, French, virus%20de%20la%20maladie%20des%20points%20blancs
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- virus du syndrome des points blancs 2, record 5, French, virus%20du%20syndrome%20des%20points%20blancs
correct, masculine noun
- virus bacilliforme des points blancs 2, record 5, French, virus%20bacilliforme%20des%20points%20blancs
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le virus de la maladie des points blancs est hautement infectieux pour la plupart des espèces de crevettes Pénéides cultivées connues. 3, record 5, French, - virus%20de%20la%20maladie%20des%20points%20blancs
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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