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Ostreidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Ostreidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.644.080.643
Unique ID
D010125
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010125
Annotation
as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM); note entry term OYSTERS: oysters unspecified go here; OYSTERS, TRUE is also available
Scope Note
A family of marine mollusks in the class BIVALVIA, commonly known as oysters. They have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle.
Entry Term(s)
Oysters
Previous Indexing
Mollusca (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
2006; see OYSTERS 1972-2006
History Note
2006
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Ostreidae Preferred
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