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GALATEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-05-11
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Crustaceans
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- squat lobster
1, record 1, English, squat%20lobster
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
For other species, the ERAF (ecosystem risk assessment framework) criteria alone proved insufficient, since in several cases, species that may be important for ecosystem function (such as squat lobsters) are not considered to be rare/unique, sensitive or depleted (which comprise 3 of the 6 ERAF criteria); rather, they are abundantly common species with potentially significant roles in the ecosystem food web ... 2, record 1, English, - squat%20lobster
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
A lobster of the family Galatheidae. 3, record 1, English, - squat%20lobster
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Crustacés
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- galathée
1, record 1, French, galath%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- galatée 2, record 1, French, galat%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La galathée possède des chélipèdes (première paire de pattes munie de pinces) qui sont plus longs que son corps. Son abdomen est symétrique et très replié sous le céphalothorax. Ses yeux, pédonculés, sont situés entre les deux paires d'antennes. Sa cinquième paire de péréiopodes (pattes locomotrices) est réduite et peu visible […] Le corps de la galathée, en position repliée, peut atteindre 60 millimètres de longueur. 3, record 1, French, - galath%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Crustacé de la famille des Galatheidae. 4, record 1, French, - galath%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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