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EUPHAUSIA SUPERBA [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-07-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Antarctic krill
1, record 1, English, Antarctic%20krill
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A crustacean of the family Euphausiidae. 2, record 1, English, - Antarctic%20krill
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- krill antarctique
1, record 1, French, krill%20antarctique
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crustacé de la famille des Euphausiidae. 2, record 1, French, - krill%20antarctique
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1997-07-10
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
- Microbiology and Parasitology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- krill
1, record 2, English, krill
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- euphausid 2, record 2, English, euphausid
correct, see observation, less frequent
- euphausiid 3, record 2, English, euphausiid
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Any of the small pelagic, shrimp-like crustaceans of the family Euphausiidae, eaten as food by certain whales. 1, record 2, English, - krill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
It is interesting to note that two shrimplike groups, the mysids and the euphausiids (best known as the krill that are the main food of the baleen whales), have refracting superposition eyes with hexagonal facets. 3, record 2, English, - krill
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
All oceanic plankton provide food for krill (some euphausids in the north Atlantic) and ultimately for fishes, sharks, and sea mammals. 2, record 2, English, - krill
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
- Microbiologie et parasitologie
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- krill
1, record 2, French, krill
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- euphausiacé 2, record 2, French, euphausiac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Population zooplanctonique dense de petits crustacés pélagiques et de larves appartenant à l'espèce Euphausia superba, qui vivent et migrent en essaims compacts dans les eaux froides. 1, record 2, French, - krill
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Crustáceos
- Microbiología y parasitología
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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