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ROTIFERES [8 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-10-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Animal Feed (Agric.)
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- live food organism
1, record 1, English, live%20food%20organism
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- live feed organism 2, record 1, English, live%20feed%20organism
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
live food organisms: Small living organisms mostly fed to larvae of fish and shellfish (directly or indirectly), such as microalgae, rotifers, copepods, Daphnia, brine shrimp (meta-)nauplii and mollusc trochophores ... 3, record 1, English, - live%20food%20organism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Their] mass culture is widely used in the industrial larviculture of marine fishes, molluscs and shrimps. 3, record 1, English, - live%20food%20organism
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
live food organism; live feed organism: designations usually used in the plural. 4, record 1, English, - live%20food%20organism
Record 1, Key term(s)
- live food organisms
- live feed organisms
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Alimentation des animaux (Agric.)
- Aquaculture
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- organisme alimentaire vivant
1, record 1, French, organisme%20alimentaire%20vivant
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- proie vivante 1, record 1, French, proie%20vivante
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
organismes alimentaires vivants : Petits organismes vivants utilisés principalement pour l'alimentation(directe ou indirecte) de larves de poissons, de mollusques et de crustacés, tels que microalgues, rotifères, copépodes, daphnies,(meta-) nauplii d’artémia et trochophores de mollusques [...] 1, record 1, French, - organisme%20alimentaire%20vivant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[Leur] élevage en masse est largement utilisé en larviculture industrielle de poissons marins, de mollusques et de crustacés. 1, record 1, French, - organisme%20alimentaire%20vivant
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
organisme alimentaire vivant; proie vivante : désignations habituellement utilisées au pluriel. 2, record 1, French, - organisme%20alimentaire%20vivant
Record 1, Key term(s)
- organismes alimentaires vivants
- proies vivantes
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2012-05-02
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Ecology (General)
- Plant Biology
- Animal Biology
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- anhydrobiosis
1, record 2, English, anhydrobiosis
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- anabiosis 1, record 2, English, anabiosis
see observation
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A state of suspended animation induced in organisms (as rotifers) by desiccation and ending on return of moisture in resumption of normal life. 1, record 2, English, - anhydrobiosis
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
According to the Webster's third new international dictionary of the English Language, "anabiosis" is a synonym of "anhydrobiosis" and this latter term also means "life away from water (of a usually aquatic organism)." According to the Oxford English Dictionary, however, "anabiosis" is not a synonym for "anhydrobiosis" but means "A coming to life again, the power which certain organisms possess of regaining vital activity after being dried and heated," a concept closely related to that of "reviviscence" and of which the French equivalent is "anabiose" (or "réviviscence"). 2, record 2, English, - anhydrobiosis
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Écologie (Généralités)
- Biologie végétale
- Biologie animale
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- anhydrobiose
1, record 2, French, anhydrobiose
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
État de suspension temporaire des activités vitales, permettant à un organisme animal ou végétal de supporter sans mourir un dessèchement très poussé pendant une très longue période. 1, record 2, French, - anhydrobiose
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
L'anhydrobiose est l'état normal de la graine aussi longtemps qu'elle n’ est pas dans un milieu favorable à la germination, tel qu'un sol humide et aéré. C'est aussi l'état de nombreux organes pérennants végétaux ou animaux pendant le gel hivernal. Mais l'anhydrobiose caractérise surtout les mousses, les lichens et leur faunule de nématodes, de rotifères et de tardigrades pendant les périodes de sécheresse chaude. 1, record 2, French, - anhydrobiose
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Ne pas confondre avec «anabiose», qui se rapporte au retour à la vie consciente après un temps plus ou moins long de vie végétative, ou à la vie potentielle d’un organisme (par exemple à une température anormalement basse), et avec «reviviscence» (ou «réviviscence») qui se rapporte à la propriété que possèdent certains êtres inférieurs (animaux ou végétaux, comme certains infusoires, des bactéries, des mousses, des spores) de reprendre l’activité de la vie quand on leur rend l’eau nécessaire. 2, record 2, French, - anhydrobiose
Record 2, Key term(s)
- anhydrobie
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Ecología (Generalidades)
- Biología vegetal
- Biología animal
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- anabiosis
1, record 2, Spanish, anabiosis
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Environmental Economics
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- non-resource organism
1, record 3, English, non%2Dresource%20organism
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Some economists, however, maintain that these non-resource organisms are within the production function. 1, record 3, English, - non%2Dresource%20organism
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Économie environnementale
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- organisme non exploitable
1, record 3, French, organisme%20non%20exploitable
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Par ailleurs, des douzaines de groupes d’organismes, comme les méduses, les rotifères, les protozoaires, de nombreux ordres d’insectes, de nombreux petits organismes marins, une variété d’organismes unicellulaires et plusieurs embranchements de bactéries, n’ ont jamais été utilisés à des fins commerciales, n’ ont jamais eu de valeur marchande et ne peuvent donc pas être considérés comme des «ressources biologiques» aux termes de la Convention sur la diversité biologique. Pourtant, ces organismes peuvent exercer des fonctions limitantes et déterminantes dans les écosystèmes, par leurs actions ou par leur simple présence. On peut donc dire que des organismes aussi peu remarquables peuvent servir de base à la productivité immense de nombreuses espèces commerciales. Certains économistes maintiennent que ces organismes non exploitables font partie de la fonction de production. 1, record 3, French, - organisme%20non%20exploitable
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1997-04-15
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Ecosystems
- Origin of Life and Speciation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- non-filter feeder
1, record 4, English, non%2Dfilter%20feeder
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Herbivory is carried out by viruses, bacteria, protozoans and many filter feeders: rotifers, many molluscs, many crustaceans; non-filter feeders: nematodes, most insects, symphylids, springtails, waterbears, kinorhynchs, starfish, urchins, many fishes, amphibians (larval stage), some reptiles, many birds and mammals, and technically, by plant parasites on plants as noted above. 1, record 4, English, - non%2Dfilter%20feeder
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Écosystèmes
- Origine de la vie et des espèces en général
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- organisme non filtreur
1, record 4, French, organisme%20non%20filtreur
masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'herbivorisme est le fait d’un grand nombre de virus, de bactéries, de protozoaires, de nombreux organismes filtreurs(rotifères, nombreux mollusques et crustacés) et non filtreurs(nématodes, majorité des insectes, symphiles, collemboles, tardigrades, kinorhynques, étoiles de mer, oursins, nombreux poissons, amphibiens larvaires, certains reptiles, nombreux oiseaux et mammifères) et, techniquement, comme nous venons de le voir, des plantes phytoparasites. 1, record 4, French, - organisme%20non%20filtreur
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record 5 - internal organization data 1994-04-15
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Sponges, Hydrozoans and Jellyfish
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- rotifers
1, record 5, English, rotifers
correct
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
- Rotifera 2, record 5, English, Rotifera
correct
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Rotifera: a class of Aschelminthes comprising minute usu. microscopic but many-celled aquatic animals having the anterior end modified into a retractile disk bearing one or two circles of strong cilia that often give the appearance of rapidly revolving wheels. 2, record 5, English, - rotifers
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Éponges, hydres et méduses
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- rotifères
1, record 5, French, rotif%C3%A8res
correct, masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Embranchement d’Invertébrés aquatiques microscopiques dont la bouche est entourée de cils vibratiles. 2, record 5, French, - rotif%C3%A8res
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 OBS
En raison de leur grande vitesse de reproduction et de leur capacité de résistance à des conditions de vie difficiles, ils sont utilisés en aquaculture. 2, record 5, French, - rotif%C3%A8res
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Esponjas, hidrozoarios y medusas
Record 5, Main entry term, Spanish
- rotíferos
1, record 5, Spanish, rot%C3%ADferos
masculine noun, plural
Record 5, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 5, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
Record 6 - internal organization data 1991-06-17
Record 6, English
Record 6, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 6, Main entry term, English
- trochi
1, record 6, English, trochi
correct
Record 6, Abbreviations, English
Record 6, Synonyms, English
- trochuses 1, record 6, English, trochuses
correct
Record 6, Textual support, English
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The inner preoral band of cilia of a trochal disc 1, record 6, English, - trochi
Record 6, French
Record 6, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 6, Main entry term, French
- trochus prototroque 1, record 6, French, trochus%20prototroque
Record 6, Abbreviations, French
Record 6, Synonyms, French
Record 6, Textual support, French
Record number: 6, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rotifères. 1, record 6, French, - trochus%20prototroque
Record 6, Spanish
Record 6, Textual support, Spanish
Record 7 - internal organization data 1987-05-22
Record 7, English
Record 7, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Record 7, Main entry term, English
- entomostracea crustaceans 1, record 7, English, entomostracea%20crustaceans
Record 7, Abbreviations, English
Record 7, Synonyms, English
Record 7, Textual support, English
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In the case of zooplankton, microstraining eliminates chiefly rotifers, entomostracea crustaceans (copepoda, cladocera) and nematodes. 1, record 7, English, - entomostracea%20crustaceans
Record 7, French
Record 7, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Record 7, Main entry term, French
- crustacé entomostracé
1, record 7, French, crustac%C3%A9%20entomostrac%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
Record 7, Abbreviations, French
Record 7, Synonyms, French
Record 7, Textual support, French
Record number: 7, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Dans le zooplancton, le microtamisage élimine surtout les rotifères, les crustacés entomostracés(copépodes, cladocères) et les nématodes. 1, record 7, French, - crustac%C3%A9%20entomostrac%C3%A9
Record 7, Spanish
Record 7, Textual support, Spanish
Record 8 - internal organization data 1980-08-15
Record 8, English
Record 8, Subject field(s)
- Zoology
Record 8, Main entry term, English
- rotifera 1, record 8, English, rotifera
Record 8, Abbreviations, English
Record 8, Synonyms, English
Record 8, Textual support, English
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rotifera (wheel animals). 1, record 8, English, - rotifera
Record 8, French
Record 8, Domaine(s)
- Zoologie
Record 8, Main entry term, French
- Rotifères 1, record 8, French, Rotif%C3%A8res
Record 8, Abbreviations, French
Record 8, Synonyms, French
Record 8, Textual support, French
Record number: 8, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Rotifères(animaux tourneurs). 1, record 8, French, - Rotif%C3%A8res
Record 8, Spanish
Record 8, Textual support, Spanish
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