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Sea Urchins MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Sea Urchins
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.408.578
Unique ID
D012617
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012617
Annotation
general; prefer specifics; sea urchin eggs = OVUM (IM) + SEA URCHINS (NIM) if merely test organism
Scope Note
Somewhat flattened, globular echinoderms, having thin, brittle shells of calcareous plates. They are useful models for studying FERTILIZATION and EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT.
Entry Term(s)
Clypeasteroida
Echinoidea
Sand Dollars
Sand-Dollar
Registry Numbers
txid7625
txid31186
Related Numbers
txid31186
Previous Indexing
Echinodermata (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
72
History Note
72
Date Established
1972/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Sea Urchins Preferred
Sand-Dollar Narrower
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