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THALASSIA TESTUDINUM [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-02
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Botany
Universal entry(ies) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- turtle-grass
1, record 1, English, turtle%2Dgrass
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A submerged marine plant (Thalassia testudinum) of the family Hydrocharitaceae of the coasts of Florida and the West Indies with elongated linear leaves and dioecious flowers. 1, record 1, English, - turtle%2Dgrass
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- herbe à tortue
1, record 1, French, herbe%20%C3%A0%20tortue
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Botánica
Entrada(s) universal(es) Record 1
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- pasto de tortuga
1, record 1, Spanish, pasto%20de%20tortuga
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- hierba de tortuga 2, record 1, Spanish, hierba%20de%20tortuga
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la hierba de tortuga, Thalassia testudinum es una especie con una granplasticidad lo que le ha permitido adaptarse a fenómenos adversos del ambiente en el que se desarrollan tal como: alta temperatura del agua y desecación (exposición directa al sol) en ciertos períodos del año, sedimentación, descarga excesiva de nutrientes, presencia de epífitos, turbidez del agua y otros fenómenosque pueden afectar la intensidad de luz que necesitan estas plantas para fotosintetizar en un ambiente marino. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pasto%20de%20tortuga
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pasto marino. 2, record 1, Spanish, - pasto%20de%20tortuga
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