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OPLOPHORUS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2022-07-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- standard spiny-tailed shrimp
1, record 1, English, standard%20spiny%2Dtailed%20shrimp
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A decapod of the family Oplophoridae. 2, record 1, English, - standard%20spiny%2Dtailed%20shrimp
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- crevette épineuse
1, record 1, French, crevette%20%C3%A9pineuse
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Décapode de la famille des Oplophoridae. 2, record 1, French, - crevette%20%C3%A9pineuse
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2017-04-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Oplophorus 1, record 2, English, Oplophorus
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
I was not aware of Vogt's 1975 paper when I first observed mirrors in the eye of the deep-sea shrimps Oplophorus, and I believed then (in 1976) that I was the first to do so. 1, record 2, English, - Oplophorus
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Oplophorus 1, record 2, French, Oplophorus
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
J’ignorais l'article publié par Klaus Vogt en 1975 lorsque j’observai pour la première fois la présence de miroirs dans l'œil de la crevette abyssale Oplophorus, et je crus alors(en 1976) être le premier à avoir fait cette observation. 1, record 2, French, - Oplophorus
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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