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WATER DWELLER [1 record]

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Record 1 1999-07-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Worms and Related Organisms
  • Biogeography
  • Animal Biology
  • Ecology (General)
DEF

An oligochæte worm living in mud or water.

CONT

Oligochæta may be divided roughly into Terricolæ and Limicolæ - the earth-dwellers and the mud- and water-dwellers respectively.

Key term(s)
  • mud-dweller
  • water-dweller
  • mud dweller
  • water dweller

French

Domaine(s)
  • Vers et organismes apparentés
  • Biogéographie
  • Biologie animale
  • Écologie (Généralités)
DEF

Annélide oligochète vivant dans l'eau ou dans la vase humide.

OBS

L'ancienne subdivision des limicoles s'opposait à celle des terricoles.

Spanish

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