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COPEPODA [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Fish
  • Aquaculture
Universal entry(ies)
Copepoda
Latin, plural
DEF

A subclass of Crustacean comprising minute aquatic forms abundant in both fresh and salt waters and including the Eucopepoda of which the members are chiefly free-living and important as fish food and the order Branchiura which is parasitic on the skin and gills of fish.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Poissons
  • Aquaculture
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
Copepoda
Latin, plural
DEF

Sous-classe de Crustacés inférieurs de petite taille, le plus souvent libres, parfois parasites.

CONT

Les Copépodes constituent un des éléments essentiels du zooplancton.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Peces
  • Acuicultura
Entrada(s) universal(es)
Copepoda
Latin, plural
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