isopod是什么意思

2024-01-18 05:46:17

isopod

美[aɪsəˌpɒd] 英[aɪsəpɒd]

n. 等脚类的动物

adj. 等脚类的

Noun

any of various small terrestrial or aquatic crustaceans with seven pairs of legs adapted for crawling

Old World genus of isopod crustaceans. 陆生等足甲壳类旧大陆鼠妇科的一属。
The isopod pictured above, for example, is but one of some 600 new species of these woodlouse-like creepy crawlies. 例如，上图所描绘的等足类动物仅是有潮虫特征、新发现的600多种爬虫动物中的一种。
The isopod pictured above was one of these needles, found by a team surveying waters around Antarctica. 图中在南极洲附近海域发现的小家伙就是这样的“一根针”。
The researchers documented many new isopod species from the thousands of specimens collected.Some species were represented by just a single animal. 研究者在采集到的数以千计的标本中记录了许多等足类的新种，其中一些是只凭一件标本就定种的。
More to the point, though, is that as Polarstern pursued its mission during the summers of 2002 and 2005, the rate at which new isopod species were discovered did not decline. 更能说明问题的是，尽管极地号是在2002年夏天到2005年夏天这段时间执行的任务，但发现新等足类动物的速率在这之后并没有下降。
Isopod crustaceans include both rare and abundant species.For census researchers, trying to sort out which is which can be like finding needles in a haystack. 等足类甲壳动物有广布种也有极稀少种，对于研究者来说，区分出谁是谁的难度同大海捞针没什么区别。