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MeSH Heading: Nephropidae
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.365.190.550
Unique ID: D008121
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008121
Annotation: as animal & food; unspecified lobster as food probably goes here and is coord IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
Scope Note: Family of large marine CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA. These are called clawed lobsters because they bear pincers on the first three pairs of legs. The American lobster and Cape lobster in the genus Homarus are commonly used for food.
Entry Term(s): Clawed Lobsters; Homaridae; Homarus; Lobsters, Clawed
Registry Numbers: txid6704; txid6705
Related Numbers: txid6705
Previous Indexing: Crustacea (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see LOBSTERS 1972-2002
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: M0012664
Registry Numbers: txid6704
Related Numbers: txid6705
Scope Note: Family of large marine CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA. These are called clawed lobsters because they bear pincers on the first three pairs of legs. The American lobster and Cape lobster in the genus Homarus are commonly used for food.
Terms: Nephropidae Preferred Term
Term UI T467772
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Homaridae
Term UI T467773
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Clawed Lobsters
Term UI T467774
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Lobsters, Clawed
Term UI T467775
Date10/24/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

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