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TROCOFORA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2006-09-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- trochophore larva
1, record 1, English, trochophore%20larva
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- trocophore larva 2, record 1, English, trocophore%20larva
correct
- trochophore 1, record 1, English, trochophore
correct
- trocophore 1, record 1, English, trocophore
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A free-swimming larva characteristic of various aquatic invertebrates (as molluscs) in typical cases having a bilaterally symmetrical ovoid or pyriform body with an equatorial preoral circlet of cilia, a mouth and an anal opening. 1, record 1, English, - trochophore%20larva
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- trocophore
1, record 1, French, trocophore
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- trochophore 2, record 1, French, trochophore
correct, feminine noun
- trocosphère 1, record 1, French, trocosph%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- trochosphère 2, record 1, French, trochosph%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- larve trochophore 2, record 1, French, larve%20trochophore
correct, feminine noun
- larve trocophore 2, record 1, French, larve%20trocophore
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Larve nageuse de petite taille de nombreux groupes d'invertébrés aquatiques, caractérisée par deux couronnes ciliées, une bouche latérale, un anus distal. 3, record 1, French, - trocophore
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología animal
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- trocófora
1, record 1, Spanish, troc%C3%B3fora
feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-03-17
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Worms and Related Organisms
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- tube worm
1, record 2, English, tube%20worm
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
annelid worm (as a serpulid) building and living in a tube. 2, record 2, English, - tube%20worm
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... genuine creatures from maximal distances are even more exotic than our mentally constrained fictions ... (giant tube worms recently discovered at deep-sea vents).... 3, record 2, English, - tube%20worm
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Vers et organismes apparentés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- ver à tube
1, record 2, French, ver%20%C3%A0%20tube
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- ver tube 2, record 2, French, ver%20tube
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le ver tube est un annélide sédentaire d'une vingtaine de centimètres qui se loge, pour se protéger des agressions environnantes, dans un long tube aux parois résistantes. Ce ver, qui ne supporte pas les températures inférieures à 10°, est localisé presque essentiellement sur la moitié sud du littoral français. Il affectionne les terrains limoneux des estuaires, les bassins comme celui d'Arcachon par exemple et les étangs (Etang de Thau). 2, record 2, French, - ver%20%C3%A0%20tube
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Famille des Serpulidés : (vers à tube calcaire). 3, record 2, French, - ver%20%C3%A0%20tube
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gusanos y organismos semejantes
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- poliqueto tubícola
1, record 2, Spanish, poliqueto%20tub%C3%ADcola
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- anélido tubícola 1, record 2, Spanish, an%C3%A9lido%20tub%C3%ADcola
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Poliqueto sedentario que se aloja en un tubo mucoso, coriáceo o calcáreo, segregado por el mismo gusano. Con frecuencia, poseen un penacho de branquias plumosas (serpúlidos) y algunos se alojan en galerías subterráneas (arenícolas). 1, record 2, Spanish, - poliqueto%20tub%C3%ADcola
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Poliqueto : cada uno de los componentes de la clase Polychaeta, que comprende anélidos con el prostomio bien diferenciado y un par de parápodos provisto de cerdas en cada segmento. Son gusanos marinos, unisexuales, con desarrollo indirecto mediante una larva trocófora y que, con frecuencia, poseen branquias externas. 1, record 2, Spanish, - poliqueto%20tub%C3%ADcola
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