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CHAROPHYTE [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2018-03-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Algae
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- oogonium
1, record 1, English, oogonium
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The female sexual organ in certain algae that contains the ova. 2, record 1, English, - oogonium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Charophyte oogonium. 3, record 1, English, - oogonium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural of oogonium: oogonia. 4, record 1, English, - oogonium
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
oogonium: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 1, English, - oogonium
Record 1, Key term(s)
- oogonia
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Algues
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- oogone
1, record 1, French, oogone
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Chez certaines algues, organe sexuel femelle qui contient les œufs. 2, record 1, French, - oogone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Oogone de charophyte. 3, record 1, French, - oogone
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oogone : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 4, record 1, French, - oogone
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-09-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Algae
- Paleontology
- Botany
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- charophyte
1, record 2, English, charophyte
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The charophytes are an isolated group of fresh-water algae characterized by an erect nodal branched thallus and ornately sculptured oospores. Literally hundreds of species of fossil oospores have been described, chiefly from Mesozoic and Cenozoic deposits ... being found in fresh water shales and limestones almost wherever a persistent search is made for them. 2, record 2, English, - charophyte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
charophyte: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 3, record 2, English, - charophyte
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Algues
- Paléontologie
- Botanique
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Charophyte
1, record 2, French, Charophyte
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les Charophytes sont des Cryptogames non vascularisés présentant un mélange de caractères qui ne permet de ranger ces végétaux dans aucun autre groupe. 2, record 2, French, - Charophyte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Ils ont] des oogones cortiquées revêtues de siphons enroulés [...]. Ces végétaux sont [...], bien connus depuis le Dévonien, et, selon toute vraisemblance, doivent remonter au Silurien. 2, record 2, French, - Charophyte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] très bien représentés à l’état fossile, surtout les oogones [...] 2, record 2, French, - Charophyte
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 3 OBS
Charophyte : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 2, French, - Charophyte
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2009-02-23
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Plant Biology
- Algae
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- charophyte oogonium
1, record 3, English, charophyte%20oogonium
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The charophytes are an isolated group of fresh-water algae ... 2, record 3, English, - charophyte%20oogonium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
oogonium: The female sexual organ in certain algae that contains the ova. 3, record 3, English, - charophyte%20oogonium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 3 OBS
oogonia: Plural of oogonium. 4, record 3, English, - charophyte%20oogonium
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 4 OBS
charophyte oogonium: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 4, record 3, English, - charophyte%20oogonium
Record 3, Key term(s)
- charophyte oogonia
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Biologie végétale
- Algues
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- oogone de Charophyte
1, record 3, French, oogone%20de%20Charophyte
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chez certaines plantes d’eau douce, comme les Charophytes [...], l’organe reproducteur femelle (oogone) est entouré d’une enveloppe calcaire. Celle-ci peut se fossiliser et lors de sa découverte, indiquer au chercheur l’âge du sédiment! 2, record 3, French, - oogone%20de%20Charophyte
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
oogone de Charophyte : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada-Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 3, French, - oogone%20de%20Charophyte
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-01-07
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Marine Biology
- Plant Biology
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- chara
1, record 4, English, chara
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- muskgrass 2, record 4, English, muskgrass
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any plant of the genus Chara. 2, record 4, English, - chara
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"Chara": a genus (the type of the family Characeae) of plants common in freshwater lakes of limestone districts and usually having the central internodal cells of the stem, often encrusted with calcareous deposits, sheathed by smaller cells. 2, record 4, English, - chara
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Biologie marine
- Biologie végétale
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- chara
1, record 4, French, chara
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Plante sans fleurs des eaux douces, type de l’embranchement des charophytes. 1, record 4, French, - chara
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
"charophyte" : Plante des eaux douces ou saumâtres, voisine des algues par le thalle et des mousses par la reproduction.(Les charophytes forment un petit embranchement.) [...] Les chara, dont la surface est calcifiée, vivent en eaux douces et saumâtres; les nitella, non calcifiés et plus lisses, vivent surtout dans les eaux pauvres en calcaire. 1, record 4, French, - chara
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
"chara" : Dans le Grand dictionnaire encyclopédique Larou sse (LA ROG), ce terme est donné comme masculin à l’entrée principale mais il est employé comme féminin en contexte sous l’entrée "nitella". Voir ce tte dernière fiche. 2, record 4, French, - chara
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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