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Shellfish MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Shellfish
Tree Number(s)
G07.203.300.600.875.700
J02.500.600.875.700
Unique ID
D012758
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D012758
Annotation
as food, coordinate IM with specific shellfish (IM); shellfish as animal = CRUSTACEA or MOLLUSCA or specifics; shellfish poisoning usually due to toxins from marine flora or fauna = MARINE TOXINS
Scope Note
Aquatic invertebrates belonging to the phylum MOLLUSCA or the subphylum CRUSTACEA, and used as food.
See Also
Astacoidea
Bivalvia
Brachyura
Cephalopoda
Gastropoda
Nephropidae
Entry Combination
poisoning:Shellfish Poisoning
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2014/10/14
Shellfish Preferred
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