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Octopodiformes MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Octopodiformes
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.644.116.600
Unique ID
D049831
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049831
Annotation
OCTOPUS as animal and food
Scope Note
A superorder in the class CEPHALOPODA, consisting of the orders Octopoda (octopus) with over 200 species and Vampyromorpha with a single species. The latter is a phylogenetic relic but holds the key to the origins of Octopoda.
Entry Term(s)
Octopoda
Octopus
Octopuses
Registry Numbers
txid215451
txid6638
Related Numbers
txid6638
Previous Indexing
Mollusca (1965-1972)
Octopus (1972-2005)
Public MeSH Note
2006; for OCTOPODA see OCTOPUS 1973-2005
History Note
2006
Date Established
2006/01/01
Date of Entry
2005/06/30
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Octopodiformes Preferred
Octopoda Narrower
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