aspidisca cicada

Chinese translation: 有肋楯纤虫

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English term or phrase:aspidisca cicada
Chinese translation:有肋楯纤虫
Entered by: RaffaellaG

17:21 Mar 25, 2007
English to Chinese translations [PRO]
Science - Biology (-tech,-chem,micro-)
English term or phrase: aspidisca cicada
aspidisca cicada, a member of the crawling ciliates
RaffaellaG
Italy
Local time: 22:41
有肋木盾纤虫
Explanation:
Aspidisca cicada = Aspidisca costata http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/PDB/Images/Ciliophora/Aspidisca...
Aspidisca costata 有肋楯纤虫 http://www.brim.ac.cn/journal3.asp?category=3&id=1045

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Note added at 38 mins (2007-03-25 18:00:36 GMT)
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“木盾”应该是“楯”
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Shang
China
Local time: 04:41
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5 +2有肋木盾纤虫
Shang
3蝉属盾纤虫
Wenjer Leuschel (X)


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37 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 5/5 peer agreement (net): +2
有肋木盾纤虫


Explanation:
Aspidisca cicada = Aspidisca costata http://protist.i.hosei.ac.jp/PDB/Images/Ciliophora/Aspidisca...
Aspidisca costata 有肋楯纤虫 http://www.brim.ac.cn/journal3.asp?category=3&id=1045

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Note added at 38 mins (2007-03-25 18:00:36 GMT)
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“木盾”应该是“楯”

Shang
China
Local time: 04:41
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agree  Wenjer Leuschel (X): You did a good research.
28 mins
  -> Thanks Wenjer!

agree  tianhe51
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34 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
蝉属盾纤虫


Explanation:
I cannot find an official name for "aspidisca cicada" in Chinese, but "aspidisca" belongs to 盾纤虫科 whereas "cicada" denotes the 属.

Supposedly,
Kingdom: Protozoa 原生生物界
Phylum: Ciliophora 纖毛蟲動物門
Class: Ciliatea 纖毛綱
Order: uncertain 不詳
Family: Aspidiscidae 纖蟲科
Category: Cicada 蟬屬

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-03-25 18:34:15 GMT)
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It should be
Kingdom: Protozoa 原生生物界
Phylum: Ciliophora 纖毛蟲動物門
Class: Ciliatea 纖毛綱
Order: Hypotrichida 下毛口目
Family: Aspidiscidae 纖蟲科
Genus: Costata (Cicada)

Wenjer Leuschel (X)
Taiwan
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