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ECAILLE PLACOIDE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-09-17
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Zoology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- imbricate scale
1, record 1, English, imbricate%20scale
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The front end of the scales of most bony fish is embedded in the skin, with a free posterior and exposed edges overlapping the next scale. Unlike placoid scales, these overlapping or imbricate scales are not replaced when lost, except in some cases of lesions ... 2, record 1, English, - imbricate%20scale
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
imbricate: Lying lapped over each other in regular order. 3, record 1, English, - imbricate%20scale
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Zoologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- écaille imbriquée
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9caille%20imbriqu%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les écailles imbriquées qualifient des écailles qui se chevauchent de manière à ce que l'extrémité de la première écaille cache la base de la seconde, et ainsi de suite. [...] Chez les poissons, les écailles imbriquées sont surtout du type placoïde, mais aussi élasmoïdes(cycloïdes et cténoïdes) ;en revanche, le cas est très rare(probablement absent) avec des écailles ganoïdes. 1, record 1, French, - %C3%A9caille%20imbriqu%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2004-06-03
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
- Fish
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cosmoid scale
1, record 2, English, cosmoid%20scale
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
One of the three main types of fish scales .... Cosmoid scales are found at the present time only in lungfish and coelacanths. Each scale has an outer layer of "cosmin" similar to dentine, a middle layer of spongy bone and a lower layer of closely packed bony lamellae. 2, record 2, English, - cosmoid%20scale
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
- Poissons
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- écaille cosmoïde
1, record 2, French, %C3%A9caille%20cosmo%C3%AFde
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les poissons osseux primitifs, deux types d’écailles apparaissent. D'une part, les sarcoptérygiens anciens possédaient une écaille rappelant la structure des plaques chez les placodermes et dite cosmoïde. Cette écaille représente sans doute, à côté de l'écaille placoïde, une seconde lignée évolutive issue de l'armure placoderme. Elle se caractérise par l'arrangement arborescent des canalicules de la dentine [...] 2, record 2, French, - %C3%A9caille%20cosmo%C3%AFde
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Paleontología
- Peces
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- escama cosmoidea
1, record 2, Spanish, escama%20cosmoidea
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Escama de los peces crosopterigios, formada por una gruesa capa interna de estructura compleja y ordenada, recubierta por una delgada capa de esmalte. 1, record 2, Spanish, - escama%20cosmoidea
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