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EPONGE CALCAIRE [6 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-05-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- siliceous sponge
1, record 1, English, siliceous%20sponge
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- glass sponge 2, record 1, English, glass%20sponge
correct
- hyalosponge 2, record 1, English, hyalosponge
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any sponge having a skeleton composed of siliceous spicules. 3, record 1, English, - siliceous%20sponge
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- éponge siliceuse
1, record 1, French, %C3%A9ponge%20siliceuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une éponge de mer grandit en excrétant un squelette qui peut être en silice, auquel cas on parle d’éponge siliceuse, ou en calcaire, et dans ce cas il s’agit d’une éponge calcaire. 2, record 1, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20siliceuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2016-03-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Petrography
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- spongolite
1, record 2, English, spongolite
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- spongolith 2, record 2, English, spongolith
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A rock formed almost entirely of sponge spicules. 3, record 2, English, - spongolite
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Pétrographie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- spongolithe
1, record 2, French, spongolithe
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roche sédimentaire siliceuse, constituée essentiellement de spicules d’éponge prises dans un ciment d’opale et de calcédoine, avec des traces de calcaire et d’argile. 2, record 2, French, - spongolithe
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Petrografía
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- espongiolita
1, record 2, Spanish, espongiolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
- esponjolita 1, record 2, Spanish, esponjolita
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Roca silícea formada por espículas de esponjas aglomeradas por un cemento de ópalo [que] puede contener cuarzo y glauconia. 1, record 2, Spanish, - espongiolita
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-05-16
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
- Animal Biology
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- apopyle
1, record 3, English, apopyle
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any one of the large pores in a sponge by which water leaves a flagellated chamber to enter the exhalant system. 1, record 3, English, - apopyle
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
- Biologie animale
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- apopyle
1, record 3, French, apopyle
correct, masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Ouverture de la chambre choanocytaire donnant sur l’atrium (Porifera type sycon). 2, record 3, French, - apopyle
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[Chez une Éponge calcaire, hétérocoele du stade sycon, ] les choanocytes sont localisés au niveau de diverticules tubulaires qui débouchent par des orifices ou «apopyles» dans une cavité axiale [...] 3, record 3, French, - apopyle
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2006-11-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- monoaxial sponge spicule
1, record 4, English, monoaxial%20sponge%20spicule
correct, see observation
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- monoaxial spicule 2, record 4, English, monoaxial%20spicule
correct
- uniaxial sponge spicule 3, record 4, English, uniaxial%20sponge%20spicule
correct
- uniaxial spicule 4, record 4, English, uniaxial%20spicule
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Monoaxial, tetraxial, and hexaxial sponge spicules are conspicuously common. 5, record 4, English, - monoaxial%20sponge%20spicule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The spicules found in China ... are mainly monoaxial spicules ... 2, record 4, English, - monoaxial%20sponge%20spicule
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
monoaxial sponge spicule: term used at Natural Resources Canada - Earth Sciences Sector. 6, record 4, English, - monoaxial%20sponge%20spicule
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- spicule monoaxiale
1, record 4, French, spicule%20monoaxiale
correct, see observation, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
spicule : Petit élément calcaire ou siliceux qui forme le squelette interne d’une éponge. 2, record 4, French, - spicule%20monoaxiale
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 2 OBS
spicule monoaxiale : terme en usage à Ressources naturelles Canada - Secteur des sciences de la Terre. 3, record 4, French, - spicule%20monoaxiale
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 2002-03-26
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Speleology
- Geomorphology and Geomorphogeny
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- sponge-like karst
1, record 5, English, sponge%2Dlike%20karst
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- sponge karst 2, record 5, English, sponge%20karst
proposal
- spongework karst 2, record 5, English, spongework%20karst
proposal
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Ground-water solution through the limestone produced a sponge-like karst terrain, with mazes of underground caverns and innumerable surface sinkholes ... 1, record 5, English, - sponge%2Dlike%20karst
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sometimes, karst is compared to a giant sponge or Swiss cheese ... Karst has some holes - caves - as big as football fields and other so tiny you can hardly poke a pin into them. 3, record 5, English, - sponge%2Dlike%20karst
Record 5, Key term(s)
- spongelike karst
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Spéléologie
- Géomorphologie et géomorphogénie
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- karst éponge
1, record 5, French, karst%20%C3%A9ponge
correct, masculine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Si la région calcaire est plus vaste et tabulaire(exemples du Yucatan mexicain et du Gabon) les vallées ne se creusent à peu près pas; l'hydrographie peut être partiellement ou entièrement souterraine, dans un «karst éponge», c'est-à-dire qu'une nappe permanente circule lentement dans un réseau complexe communiquant surtout avec la surface par le fond des dolines de corrosion ou d’effondrement(cénotés). 2, record 5, French, - karst%20%C3%A9ponge
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-08-16
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- calcareous sponge
1, record 6, English, calcareous%20sponge
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... calcareous sponge are distinctive in having spicules composed of calcium carbonate. 1, record 6, English, - calcareous%20sponge
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- éponge calcaire
1, record 6, French, %C3%A9ponge%20calcaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
- Calcisponge 1, record 6, French, Calcisponge
correct
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Le squelette des Éponges calcaires] n’est jamais très bien conservé et ne peut donc pas être comparé utilement avec celui des formes vivantes; [...] chez les éponges calcaires, le canal axial spiculaire est toujours extrêmement fin, parfois même invisible et cela contrairement à ce qui se passe chez les Silicieuses. 1, record 6, French, - %C3%A9ponge%20calcaire
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
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