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MeSH Heading: Callitrichinae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.988.400.600.150.150
Unique ID: D002143
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002143
Annotation: index NIM with no qualifiers when an experimental animal; diseases: coordinate IM with MONKEY DISEASES (IM)
Scope Note: A subfamily in the family CEBIDAE that consists of four genera: CALLITHRIX (marmosets), CALLIMICO (Goeldi's monkey), LEONTOPITHECUS (lion tamarins), and SAGUINUS (long-tusked tamarins). The members of this family inhabit the tropical forests of South and Central America.
Entry Term(s): Callithricidae; Callitrichidae; Cebuella; Genus Mico; Leontocebus; Mico Genus
Registry Numbers: txid9480; txid1965109; txid1965102; txid2681187
Related Numbers: txid1965102; txid1965109; txid2681187
Previous Indexing: Anthropoidea (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see CALLITRICHINAE 1992-2005, see CALLITHRICIDAE 1981-1991, see MARMOSETS 1975-1980; for CEBUELLA use under CALLITHRIX 1981-2019
History Note: 2006 (1975)
Date Established: 1975/09/01
Date of Entry: 1974/11/19
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood (BL)

cerebrospinal fluid (CF)

classification (CL)

embryology (EM)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

physiology (PH)

psychology (PX)

surgery (SU)

urine (UR)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0003204
Registry Numbers: txid9480
Related Numbers: txid1965102; txid1965109; txid2681187
Scope Note: A subfamily in the family CEBIDAE that consists of four genera: CALLITHRIX (marmosets), CALLIMICO (Goeldi's monkey), LEONTOPITHECUS (lion tamarins), and SAGUINUS (long-tusked tamarins). The members of this family inhabit the tropical forests of South and Central America.
Terms: Callitrichinae Preferred Term
Term UI T006120
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1975); Callithricidae
Term UI T006119
Date11/02/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1992); Callitrichidae
Term UI T006121
Date04/10/1990
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1991)

Callitrichinae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025