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EQUINODERMOS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- orange-footed sea cucumber
1, record 1, English, orange%2Dfooted%20sea%20cucumber
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A sea cucumber of the family Cucumariidae. 2, record 1, English, - orange%2Dfooted%20sea%20cucumber
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- holothurie touffue
1, record 1, French, holothurie%20touffue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Holothurie de la famille des Cucumariidae. 2, record 1, French, - holothurie%20touffue
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cohombro de mar
1, record 1, Spanish, cohombro%20de%20mar
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- pepino de mar 2, record 1, Spanish, pepino%20de%20mar
correct, masculine noun
- holoturia 2, record 1, Spanish, holoturia
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Equinodermo de la clase de los Holotúridos, unisexual, con piel coriácea, cuerpo cilíndrico y tentáculos muy ramificados alrededor de la boca. Se contrae tan violentamente cuando se le molesta, que a veces arroja por la boca las vísceras, que fácilmente regenera después. 3, record 1, Spanish, - cohombro%20de%20mar
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
El pepino de Mar llamado también holoturia, pertenece al grupo de los equinodermos, relacionado con las estrellas de mar y erizos, presenta un cuerpo suave, con músculos circulares y longitudinales bien desarrollados, su tamaño varía de 2 cm. a 2 m de largo dependiendo de la especie. La boca está rodeada por pies modificados que forman un anillo de tentáculos y poseen cinco filas de pies a lo largo del cuerpo. [...] Los pepinos de mar son muy inactivos. [...] pueden expeler la parte externa de sus vísceras con una contracción muscular violenta que pueda romper la parte posterior del cuerpo. Las piezas perdidas se regeneran rápidamente. 2, record 1, Spanish, - cohombro%20de%20mar
Record 2 - internal organization data 2003-11-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- crinoid
1, record 2, English, crinoid
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A type of echinoderm consisting of a cup or "head" containing the vital organs, numerous radiating arms, an elongate, jointed stem, and roots by which it is attached to the sea bottom white the body, stem and arms float. 1, record 2, English, - crinoid
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- crinoïde
1, record 2, French, crino%C3%AFde
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[...] un Échinide fixé chez lequel l'anus a rejoint la bouche à la face supérieure du test et dont les zones ambulacraires se continuent par des prolongements brachiaux radiés [...]. Il est essentiellement constitué par un calice, pourvu de bras, et le plus souvent porté par une tige. 1, record 2, French, - crino%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- crinoide
1, record 2, Spanish, crinoide
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Componente de la clase Crinoidea de equinodermos pelmatozoos, que poseen un cáliz formado por placas poligonales ordenadas en ciclo, brazos en los que se prolongan los surcos ambulacrales y un pedúnculo de fijación formado por artejos en forma de disco o pentagonales. 1, record 2, Spanish, - crinoide
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