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MeSH Heading: Stichopus
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.408.560.700
Unique ID: D047528
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047528
Scope Note: A genus of very large, epibenthic SEA CUCUMBERS in the family Stichopodidae, commercially harvested in Southeast Asia for food.
Entry Term(s): Apostichopus japonicus; Stichopus japonicus
Registry Numbers: txid7691; txid307972
Related Numbers: txid307972
Previous Indexing: Echinodermata (1971-1990); Sea Cucumbers (1980-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
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)

Stichopus MeSH Descriptor Data 2025