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MeSH Heading: Decapoda
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.365.190
Unique ID: D033364
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D033364
Annotation: as animal & food; as food coordinate with SHELLFISH; note entry term ROCK SHRIMP: several other shrimp terms are available; unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE
Scope Note: The largest order of CRUSTACEA, comprising over 10,000 species. They are characterized by three pairs of thoracic appendages modified as maxillipeds, and five pairs of thoracic legs. The order includes the familiar shrimps, crayfish (ASTACOIDEA), true crabs (BRACHYURA), and lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE and PALINURIDAE), among others.
Entry Term(s): Decapod Crustaceans; Decapods; Rock Shrimp; Shrimp, Rock; Sicyonia; Sicyoniidae
Related Numbers: txid64463; txid64464
Previous Indexing: Crustacea (1966-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2020 (2003); was DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA) 2003-2019
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
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: M0402385
Related Numbers: txid64463; txid64464
Scope Note: The largest order of CRUSTACEA, comprising over 10,000 species. They are characterized by three pairs of thoracic appendages modified as maxillipeds, and five pairs of thoracic legs. The order includes the familiar shrimps, crayfish (ASTACOIDEA), true crabs (BRACHYURA), and lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE and PALINURIDAE), among others.
Terms: Decapoda Preferred Term
Term UI T000947284
Date10/04/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Decapod Crustaceans
Term UI T000946797
Date09/17/2018
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2020); Decapods
Term UI T466978
Date10/19/2001
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

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