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MeSH Heading: Brachyura
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.365.190.110
Unique ID: D003386
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003386
Annotation: as animal & food; IM; as food, coord IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
Scope Note: An infraorder of chiefly marine, largely carnivorous CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA, including the genera Cancer, Uca, and Callinectes.
Entry Term(s): Blue Crab; Callinectes sapidus; Carcinus maenas; Common Shore Crab; Crab, Blue; Crab, Common Shore; Crab, Green; Crabs, Short-Tailed; Crabs, True; European Shore Crab; Green Crab; Uca
Related Numbers: txid53313; txid6759; txid6763
Previous Indexing: Crustacea (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see CRABS 1972-2003
History Note: 2003 (1972)
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0403063
Scope Note: Species in the genus Carcinus, family Portunidae, order BRACHYURA. Native of Europe, this voracious predator has invaded other continents affecting established habitats.
Terms: Carcinus maenas Preferred Term
Term UI T467755
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Crab, Common Shore
Term UI T467756
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Common Shore Crab
Term UI T467757
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Green Crab
Term UI T467758
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Crab, Green
Term UI T467759
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); European Shore Crab
Term UI T467760
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag EPO
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

Brachyura MeSH Descriptor Data 2024