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ECHINODERMES [3 records]

Record 1 2002-12-19

English

Subject field(s)
  • Zoology
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
DEF

A phylum of marine animals including such familiar forms as starfish, brittle stars, sea urchins, sand dollars, and sea cucumbers.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Zoologie
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
DEF

Embranchement d'invertébrés marins à symétrie radiale, couverts de plaques calcaires et souvent d'épines (ex. ophiures, oursins, holoturies, crinoïdes).

Spanish

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Record 2 2000-05-31

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates
DEF

A member of the class Echinodermata.

OBS

Echinodermata (plural): A class of animals formerly included in the "Radiata", but now placed in the sub-kingdom "Annuloida", including Sea-urchins, Sea-cucumbers, etc.; the name refers to the sharp-pointed spines with which the skin of the typical species is studded.

Key term(s)
  • Echinodermata

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
DEF

Animal exclusivement marin à symétrie pentamère, distincte ou masquée, tel que les oursins, les holothuries, les étoiles de mer, les ophiures et les crinoïdes.

OBS

Les échinodermes constituent un embranchement.

Key term(s)
  • échinodermes

Spanish

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Record 3 1995-06-09

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mollusks, Echinoderms and Prochordates

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mollusques, échinodermes et procordés
DEF

Embranchement d'animaux exclusivement marins à symétrie rayonnante et primitivement pentamère.

OBS

Ex. Les étoiles de mer, les oursins.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Moluscos, equinodermos y procordados
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