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LARVE NAGEUSE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-31
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Morphology and General Physiology
- Zoology
- Marine Biology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free-swimming larva
1, record 1, English, free%2Dswimming%20larva
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- free swimming larva 2, record 1, English, free%20swimming%20larva
correct
- swimming larva 3, record 1, English, swimming%20larva
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An immature form] of an aquatic animal that is not attached and is able to swim about [in the water column]. 3, record 1, English, - free%2Dswimming%20larva
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
free-swimming larvae; free swimming larvae; swimming larvae: plural forms. 4, record 1, English, - free%2Dswimming%20larva
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
free-swimming larva; free swimming larva; swimming larva: designations usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - free%2Dswimming%20larva
Record 1, Key term(s)
- free-swimming larvae
- swimming larvae
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Morphologie et physiologie générale
- Zoologie
- Biologie marine
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- larve nageuse
1, record 1, French, larve%20nageuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- larve nageante 2, record 1, French, larve%20nageante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[Forme immature] d’un animal aquatique, capable de nager [librement dans la colonne d’eau]. 3, record 1, French, - larve%20nageuse
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
larve nageante; larve nageuse : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 4, record 1, French, - larve%20nageuse
Record 1, Key term(s)
- larves nageuses
- larves nageantes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2006-09-18
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Animal Biology
- Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- trochophore larva
1, record 2, English, trochophore%20larva
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- trocophore larva 2, record 2, English, trocophore%20larva
correct
- trochophore 1, record 2, English, trochophore
correct
- trocophore 1, record 2, English, trocophore
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A free-swimming larva characteristic of various aquatic invertebrates (as molluscs) in typical cases having a bilaterally symmetrical ovoid or pyriform body with an equatorial preoral circlet of cilia, a mouth and an anal opening. 1, record 2, English, - trochophore%20larva
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Biologie animale
- Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- trocophore
1, record 2, French, trocophore
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- trochophore 2, record 2, French, trochophore
correct, feminine noun
- trocosphère 1, record 2, French, trocosph%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- trochosphère 2, record 2, French, trochosph%C3%A8re
correct, feminine noun
- larve trochophore 2, record 2, French, larve%20trochophore
correct, feminine noun
- larve trocophore 2, record 2, French, larve%20trocophore
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Larve nageuse de petite taille de nombreux groupes d’invertébrés aquatiques, caractérisée par deux couronnes ciliées, une bouche latérale, un anus distal. 3, record 2, French, - trocophore
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Biología animal
- Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- trocófora
1, record 2, Spanish, troc%C3%B3fora
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1977-01-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Paleontology
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bryozoan
1, record 3, English, bryozoan
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- sea mat 1, record 3, English, sea%20mat
correct
- moss coral 1, record 3, English, moss%20coral
correct
- polyzoan 1, record 3, English, polyzoan
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Any invertebrate belonging to the phylum Bryozoa and characterized chiefly by colonial growth a calcareous skeleton, or, less commonly, a chitinous membrane, and a U-shaped alimentary canal, with mouth and anus. 1, record 3, English, - bryozoan
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Paléontologie
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- bryozoaire
1, record 3, French, bryozoaire
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
(...) de petits animaux coloniaux ordinairement nains, à la larve nageuse, se transformant en un individu fixé, l'ancestrula; à partir de l'ancestrula, la colonie se forme par bourgeonnements répétés. 1, record 3, French, - bryozoaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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