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rádula

English translation: radula

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Spanish term or phrase:rádula
English translation:radula
Entered by: Jason Willis-Lee

12:49 Nov 6, 2006
Spanish to English translations [PRO]
Science - Zoology
Spanish term or phrase: rádula
Extract from a chapter for a book on ecology...TIA, Jason.

Elysia timida es un sacogloso endémico del Mediterráneo que se alimenta de una gran alga verde unicelular, Acetabularia acetabulum. Esta planta forma céspedes densos en fondos litorales someros y bien iluminados, en los que E. timida alcanza abundancias a veces notables. en la costa alicantina y murciana el alga empieza su ciclo biológico en octubre, a partir de enero el talo de la planta se va calcificando y en junio ya casi no quedan algas blandas que los sacoglosos puedan perforar con la **rádula** y comer. La población del molusco aparece en forma de juveniles en octubre, tiene un máximo en diciembre y los animales perduran hasta julio, pero en número más reducido al poder utilizar sólo como alimento los cloroplastos retenidos .
Jason Willis-Lee
Spain
Local time: 19:16
radula
Explanation:
Es parte del aparato digestivo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radula

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-11-06 12:54:06 GMT)
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Radula is the scientific name for the toothed chitinous ribbon in the mouth of gastropods. They use it to graze and scrape diatoms and other microscopic algae off rock surfaces and other substrata.
The radula is common to all mollusks, except the bivalves, which feed by siphoning and filtering small particles from water.
The mouth of the gastropods is located below the anterior part of the mollusk. It opens into a pocket-like buccal cavity, containing the radula sac.
The radula apparatus consists of two parts :
- the cartilaginous base (the odontophore), with the odontophore protractor muscle, the radula protractor muscle and the radula retractor muscle.
- the radula itself, with its longitudinal rows of chitinous and recurved teeth, the cuticula.
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Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 14:16
Grading comment
THanks Sheila and Fabio. you both deserve the points (2 each?!?) Fabio takes them with a higher confidence level (the only difference!!)
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



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5 +2radula
Fabio Descalzi
4 +2radula
Sheila Hardie


  

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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +2
radula


Explanation:
HTH


Sheila



Radula is the scientific name for the toothed chitinous ribbon in the mouth of gastropods. They use it to graze and scrape diatoms and other microscopic algae off rock surfaces and other substrata.

The radula is common to all mollusks, except the bivalves, which feed by siphoning and filtering small particles from water.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radula



Sheila Hardie
Spain
Local time: 19:16
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 44

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catalina Connon
54 mins
agree  Víctor Nine
1 hr
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3 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
radula


Explanation:
Es parte del aparato digestivo:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radula

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Note added at 4 mins (2006-11-06 12:54:06 GMT)
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Radula is the scientific name for the toothed chitinous ribbon in the mouth of gastropods. They use it to graze and scrape diatoms and other microscopic algae off rock surfaces and other substrata.
The radula is common to all mollusks, except the bivalves, which feed by siphoning and filtering small particles from water.
The mouth of the gastropods is located below the anterior part of the mollusk. It opens into a pocket-like buccal cavity, containing the radula sac.
The radula apparatus consists of two parts :
- the cartilaginous base (the odontophore), with the odontophore protractor muscle, the radula protractor muscle and the radula retractor muscle.
- the radula itself, with its longitudinal rows of chitinous and recurved teeth, the cuticula.

Fabio Descalzi
Uruguay
Local time: 14:16
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish
PRO pts in category: 12
Grading comment
THanks Sheila and Fabio. you both deserve the points (2 each?!?) Fabio takes them with a higher confidence level (the only difference!!)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Catalina Connon
55 mins
  -> Gracias Catalina - sí, es justo que nos califiques a los dos igual, contestamos exactamente lo mismo, con la misma referencia y en el mismísimo instante.
agree  Víctor Nine
1 hr
  -> Gracias VRN - repito lo que le dije a Catalina
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