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HEXACORALLIAIRES [7 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2015-04-15
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Rugosa
1, record 1, English, Rugosa
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- Tetracorallia 2, record 1, English, Tetracorallia
correct, plural
- Tetracoralla 3, record 1, English, Tetracoralla
correct, plural
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An order of corals] characterized by serial order of appearance of septa in quadrants tending to produce bilateral symmetry. Ordovician-Permian. 4, record 1, English, - Rugosa
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
... order of zoantharians [to which belong most] Paleozoic corals... 4, record 1, English, - Rugosa
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- Rugueux
1, record 1, French, Rugueux
correct, plural
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- Tétracoralliaires 1, record 1, French, T%C3%A9tracoralliaires
correct, masculine noun, plural
- tétracoralliaires 2, record 1, French, t%C3%A9tracoralliaires
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ils sont presque uniquement primaires [...] ils sont privés de muraille [...] et possèdent une épithèque. De plus, il existe presque toujours des planchers, dissépiments ou tissus vésiculeux. Étant construits sur le type 4, ils se différencient donc des Hexacoralliaires par leur nombre et le mode d’apparition de leurs cloisons. 1, record 1, French, - Rugueux
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- corals 1, record 2, English, corals
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- coraux
1, record 2, French, coraux
masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Cnidaires coloniaux, à squelette calcaire, qui forment des récifs dans les mers tropicales. 1, record 2, French, - coraux
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Sous l'appellation commune de coraux sont regroupés plusieurs espèces d’animaux primitifs, hexacoralliaires ou octocorolliaires :-les madréporaires, ou sclératinaires;-le corail rouge, ou corail vrai(Corallium rubrun) ;-le corail noir, de l'ordre des Antipalhaires;-le corail de feu ou Millepora;-les coraux mous. 1, record 2, French, - coraux
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- corales
1, record 2, Spanish, corales
masculine noun, plural
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1995-10-03
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Biological Sciences
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- anthozoans 1, record 3, English, anthozoans
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sciences biologiques
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- anthozoaires
1, record 3, French, anthozoaires
masculine noun, plural
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Superclasse de Cnidaires dont le polype, forme fixée, possède des cloisons gastriques à orientation radiaire alternant avec les tentacules. 1, record 3, French, - anthozoaires
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ils comprennent trois classes : les Octocoralliaires ou Alcyonaires, les Héxacoralliaires ou Actinaires et les Tétracoralliaires. 1, record 3, French, - anthozoaires
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ciencias biológicas
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- antozoarios
1, record 3, Spanish, antozoarios
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1991-04-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- six-rayed coral 1, record 4, English, six%2Drayed%20coral
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- hexacorallines 1, record 4, English, hexacorallines
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- hexacoralliaires
1, record 4, French, hexacoralliaires
masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- madréporaores 1, record 4, French, madr%C3%A9poraores
masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Sous-classe des Coelentérés anthozoaires, qui comprend des animaux dotés de tentacules et de cloisons au nombre de six ou d’un multiple de six, très répandus dans les eaux tropicales. 1, record 4, French, - hexacoralliaires
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- hexocorallarios
1, record 4, Spanish, hexocorallarios
masculine noun, plural
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1989-07-18
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- ophiuroid-anemone association
1, record 5, English, ophiuroid%2Danemone%20association
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
ophiuroid. An echinoderm of the subclass Ophiuroidea: brittle star basket star. 2, record 5, English, - ophiuroid%2Danemone%20association
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ophiuroidea. A subclass or class of Echinodermata comprising the brittle stars and basket stars and being distinguished from Asteroidea by the slender flexible arms that are sharply marked off from the central disc, contain neither intestinal ceca nor prolongations of the gonads, and lack ambulacral grooves and by the location of the madreporite on the ventral surface adjacent to the mouth. 2, record 5, English, - ophiuroid%2Danemone%20association
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
sea anemone. Any of numerous almost invariably solitary and often large and brilliantly coloured polyps of the order Actiniaria that in form ... superficially resemble a flower, that develop no skeleton ... and that prey on small animals which they catch with tentacles armed with stinging cells. 2, record 5, English, - ophiuroid%2Danemone%20association
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
association. A group of organisms usually of similar life form associated in a given environment and distinguishable as a group from neighbouring groups of like nature. 2, record 5, English, - ophiuroid%2Danemone%20association
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- association ophiure-anémone
1, record 5, French, association%20ophiure%2Dan%C3%A9mone
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
- association ophiuride-anémone 1, record 5, French, association%20ophiuride%2Dan%C3%A9mone
proposal, feminine noun
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
association. Groupement stable d’espèces animales ou végétales vivant en équilibre avec leur milieu et représenté généralement par quelques espèces caractéristiques. 2, record 5, French, - association%20ophiure%2Dan%C3%A9mone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 2 OBS
ophiure n.f. ou ophiuride n.m. Échinoderme caractérisé par un corps discoïdal, aplati à la face inférieure, parfois en dôme à la face supérieure, duquel partent cinq bras complétement indépendants ce qui le distingue des astéries. (Les ophiures forment une classe). 2, record 5, French, - association%20ophiure%2Dan%C3%A9mone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 3 OBS
anémone de mer, syn, de actinie 2, record 5, French, - association%20ophiure%2Dan%C3%A9mone
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 4 OBS
actinie. Polype solitaire, ne sécrétant pas de squelette, abondant sur les côtes rocheuses, et qu'on peut prendre comme type de la classe hexacoralliaires.(Nom usuel : anémone de mer. Embranchement des cnidaires). 2, record 5, French, - association%20ophiure%2Dan%C3%A9mone
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1977-02-25
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- Zoantharia
1, record 6, English, Zoantharia
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) Subclass [of Anthozoans] mainly consists of corals, but it includes the sea anemones (...) 1, record 6, English, - Zoantharia
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- Zoanthaires
1, record 6, French, Zoanthaires
correct, plural
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Sous classe des coelentérés anthozoaires, appelés aussi] tétracoralliaires(...) et Hexacoralliaires(...) 1, record 6, French, - Zoanthaires
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- heliolithoidea 1, record 7, English, heliolithoidea
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- héliolithidé 1, record 7, French, h%C3%A9liolithid%C3%A9
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Les héliolithidés, par exemple, sont uniquement siles du silurien et du Dévonien. Ils possédaient douze cloisons, ce qui les a fait souvent rapprocher des Hexacoralliaires. 1, record 7, French, - h%C3%A9liolithid%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
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