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CHITINEUX [12 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- pore
1, record 1, English, pore
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- foramen 1, record 1, English, foramen
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The pore through which the initial bud or stolon passes to the exterior generally appears when growth of the [graptolite] metasicula is nearly complete and may arise in either of 2 ways. Most commonly it is produced by resorption ... [In] the second method of origin ... the pore ... instead of being formed by resorption, is intercalated in modified metasicular growth bands ... 1, record 1, English, - pore
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- foramen
1, record 1, French, foramen
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Pendant que la métasicule se développe [chez un Graptolite Dendroïde] le bourgeonnement commence à se produire. Sur la prosicule, il se produit un foramen [...] entouré d’un épaississement qui se transforme bientôt en tube chitineux [...] 1, record 1, French, - foramen
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2015-04-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- initial bud
1, record 2, English, initial%20bud
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- sicular stolotheca 1, record 2, English, sicular%20stolotheca
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Bud which grows out through [the] foramen in [the] sicular wall to produce [the] first theca of [the] rhabdosome ... 1, record 2, English, - initial%20bud
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bourgeon initial
1, record 2, French, bourgeon%20initial
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- stolothèque siculaire 1, record 2, French, stoloth%C3%A8que%20siculaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Sur la prosicule, [d’un Graptolite Dendroïde], il se produit un «foramen» [...] entouré d’un épaississement qui se transforme bientôt en un tube chitineux contenant le stolon à l'état de substance protoplasmique émise par celle de l'oozoïde fondateur contenu dans la sicule. C'est le bourgeon initial [...] qui s’accole à la métasicule mais qui provient de l'intérieur même de la prosicule. Il est habité par un zooïde nouveau : l'individu bourgeonnant qui occupe l'extrémité du stolon. 1, record 2, French, - bourgeon%20initial
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2015-03-24
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- dendroid graptolite
1, record 3, English, dendroid%20graptolite
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- dendroid 1, record 3, English, dendroid
correct, noun
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The dendroid graptolites are so-called because of the many-branched treelike mode of growth, which is common to many of their genera. 2, record 3, English, - dendroid%20graptolite
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
Dendroid graptolites (order Dendroidea) are extinct sessile colonial organisms with a multi-branched erect rhabdosome of compound stipes consisting of regularly alternating thecae originating from an internal stolon. ... Dendroids were common in shallow marine environments from the Mid Cambrian to the Carboniferous ... 3, record 3, English, - dendroid%20graptolite
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Dendroïde
1, record 3, French, Dendro%C3%AFde
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
On divise les Graptolites en deux groupes principaux : 1° les «Dendroïdes», dépourvus de virgula ou axe chitineux de soutien, possèdent trois types de thèques dont les rangées sont finement ramifiées et réunies entre elles par des apophyses [...] 2, record 3, French, - Dendro%C3%AFde
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2004-10-20
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
- Crustaceans
- Paleontology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- somite
1, record 4, English, somite
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The basic embryologic unit of segmentation of the body of an arthropod, approximately equivalent to the part of the body covered by a single exoskeletal "body ring" and bearing no more than one pair of limbs. 2, record 4, English, - somite
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
- Crustacés
- Paléontologie
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- segment
1, record 4, French, segment
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- somite 2, record 4, French, somite
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le corps des Arthropodes est constitué par une série d’éléments distincts et à peu près semblables, appelés «segments» ou «somites» [...] Comparé à un segment d’Annélide, on peut considérer que le segment d’Arthropode présente une forme annulaire et qu'il est limité de façon continue par un revêtement chitineux [...] 1, record 4, French, - segment
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Insectos, ciempiés, arañas y escorpiones
- Crustáceos
- Paleontología
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- somita
1, record 4, Spanish, somita
feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- somátomo 1, record 4, Spanish, som%C3%A1tomo
masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2004-06-08
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- epicuticle
1, record 5, English, epicuticle
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- epicuticula 2, record 5, English, epicuticula
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The outermost nonchitinous waxy layer of the insect exoskeleton ... 2, record 5, English, - epicuticle
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- épicuticule
1, record 5, French, %C3%A9picuticule
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Revêtement externe, non chitineux, membraneux, astructurel, couvrant l'exocuticule; c'est une membrane réfractive, très mince, ordinairement incolore [...] 2, record 5, French, - %C3%A9picuticule
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Zoología
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- epicutícula
1, record 5, Spanish, epicut%C3%ADcula
correct, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Revestimiento externo, no quitinoso, membranoso, muy delgado y ordinariamente incoloro, que recubre la exocutícula. 1, record 5, Spanish, - epicut%C3%ADcula
Record 6 - internal organization data 1999-07-19
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Insects, Centipedes, Spiders, and Scorpions
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- hard-shelled insect
1, record 6, English, hard%2Dshelled%20insect
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some also have a notched mandible for grasping hard-shelled insects more easily. 1, record 6, English, - hard%2Dshelled%20insect
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Insectes, mille-pattes, araignées et scorpions
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- insecte chitineux
1, record 6, French, insecte%20chitineux
correct, masculine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 CONT
De plus, certains ont un maxille doté d’une entaille, permettant peut-être de mieux tenir les insectes chitineux. 1, record 6, French, - insecte%20chitineux
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1977-10-04
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- blastostyle
1, record 7, English, blastostyle
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) a process in certain hydroids that may be regarded as a zooid without mouth or tentacles whose function is to produce medusoid buds. 1, record 7, English, - blastostyle
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- blastostyle
1, record 7, French, blastostyle
correct
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
- siculostyle 1, record 7, French, siculostyle
correct
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) à l'intérieur(...) [des gonothèques d’un Graptoloïde axonophore] se trouve un axe chitineux solidaire du funicule, appelé "blastostyle"(...) cet axe porte de nombreuses sicules insérées sur lui par leur apex("néma"). Ces sicules sont destinées à produire de nouveaux synrhabdosomes. 1, record 7, French, - blastostyle
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1977-10-04
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- gonotheca
1, record 8, English, gonotheca
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) the protective covering of a gonangium. 1, record 8, English, - gonotheca
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- gonothèque
1, record 8, French, gonoth%C3%A8que
correct
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La capsule centrale [d’un Graptoloïde axonophore] est entourée d’une couronne de vésicules à parois minces, protégées par le pneumatophore : ce sont les "gonothèques", ou organes de reproduction, à l'intérieur desquelles se trouve un axe chitineux solidaire du funicule, appelé "blastostyle"(...) 1, record 8, French, - gonoth%C3%A8que
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
Record 9 - internal organization data 1977-09-18
Record 9, English
Record 9, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 9, Main entry term, English
- pterobranch
1, record 9, English, pterobranch
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, English
Record 9, Synonyms, English
Record 9, Textual support, English
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A small group of little known modern animals (...) 1, record 9, English, - pterobranch
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Fixed colonial or pseudocolonial organisms; [the] body [is] compact and without conspicuous division into the parts; [the] middle segment [is] small but with one or more pairs of arms furnished with tentacles (...); [the] posterior segment (...) with long stalk or peduncle by which the zooid may be attached; branchial apparatus [is] rudimentary; [the] cuticular skeleton [is] external. "Cret.-Rec.". 2, record 9, English, - pterobranch
Record 9, French
Record 9, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 9, Main entry term, French
- ptérobranche
1, record 9, French, pt%C3%A9robranche
correct
Record 9, Abbreviations, French
Record 9, Synonyms, French
Record 9, Textual support, French
Record number: 9, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Organismes coloniaux(...) ou pseudo-coloniaux(...), à aspect de Bryozoaires, habitant dans des loges("zoécies") dont l'ensemble constitue le test chitineux commun de formes très diverses. 1, record 9, French, - pt%C3%A9robranche
Record 9, Spanish
Record 9, Textual support, Spanish
Record 10 - internal organization data 1977-08-04
Record 10, English
Record 10, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 10, Main entry term, English
- Cymbaloporidae
1, record 10, English, Cymbaloporidae
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, English
Record 10, Synonyms, English
Record 10, Textual support, English
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Foraminifers of the family Cymbaloporidae have a test that is] trochospiral, later chambers in [an] annular series in [a] single flat or conical layer; apertures [are] numerous, variously arranged circular pores. "U. Crét. - Rec.". 1, record 10, English, - Cymbaloporidae
Record 10, French
Record 10, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 10, Main entry term, French
- Cymbaloporidae
1, record 10, French, Cymbaloporidae
correct
Record 10, Abbreviations, French
Record 10, Synonyms, French
Record 10, Textual support, French
Record number: 10, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les Foraminifères de la famille des Cymbaloporidae ont un] Test trochospiralé chez le jeune qui est chitineux, puis [des] loges disposées en plusieurs séries spiralées ou bien annulaires et alternantes. Elles s’ouvrent dans les sutures et dans l'ombilic. 1, record 10, French, - Cymbaloporidae
Record 10, Spanish
Record 10, Textual support, Spanish
Record 11 - internal organization data 1977-07-25
Record 11, English
Record 11, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 11, Main entry term, English
- Ammodiscidae
1, record 11, English, Ammodiscidae
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, English
Record 11, Synonyms, English
Record 11, Textual support, English
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Forams of the family Ammodiscidae have a] test free or attached, [the] proloculus [is] followed by [a] non-septate enrolled tubular second chamber, [the] aperture formed by [the] open end of [the] tube. "sil.-Rec." 1, record 11, English, - Ammodiscidae
Record 11, French
Record 11, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 11, Main entry term, French
- Ammodiscidae
1, record 11, French, Ammodiscidae
correct
Record 11, Abbreviations, French
Record 11, Synonyms, French
Record 11, Textual support, French
Record number: 11, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Les foraminifères de la famille des ammodiscidae ont] la deuxième loge [qui] s’enroule autour du proloculum(type cornuspirin ou cornuspiralé) ;en même temps le matériel arénacé est généralement plus fin et la proportion de ciment plus grande. La spire plane est la plus fréquente(...). Mais on rencontre d’autres modes d’enroulement à l'origine desquels on peut quelquefois déceler un stade planispiralé : pelote(...), spire conique(...), déroulement(...). Ce dernier stade est de règle chez les formes fixées dont on voit encore au début le stade planispiralé(...) ou bien turripiralé; on aboutit enfin à une forme très simplifiée(...). A chaque mode correspondent d’autre part des formes dont le matériel arénacé est rare, voire nul, donc à test chitineux(...) 1, record 11, French, - Ammodiscidae
Record 11, Spanish
Record 11, Textual support, Spanish
Record 12 - internal organization data 1977-02-25
Record 12, English
Record 12, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 12, Main entry term, English
- calcareous test
1, record 12, English, calcareous%20test
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, English
Record 12, Synonyms, English
Record 12, Textual support, English
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The microstructural arrangement of materials in calcareous tests [of Foraminifera] is quite variable ... Many genera have fibrous tests made up of tiny crystals of calcite which have their "c" - axes normal to the outer surface. ... Many other genera, some having hyaline tests, possess granular calcareous walls. The granules are of the same size and are oriented in different planes. 1, record 12, English, - calcareous%20test
Record 12, French
Record 12, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 12, Main entry term, French
- test calcaire
1, record 12, French, test%20calcaire
correct
Record 12, Abbreviations, French
Record 12, Synonyms, French
Record 12, Textual support, French
Record number: 12, Textual support number: 1 OBS
C'est le plus fréquent [chez les Foraminifères].(...) il dérive [du test chitineux)(...) lorsque la chitine est très fortement imprégnée de carbonate de chaux, [ou du test arénacé] lorsque le ciment(...) est très calcaire. 1, record 12, French, - test%20calcaire
Record 12, Spanish
Record 12, Textual support, Spanish
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