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MeSH Heading: Spisula
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.750
Unique ID: D049890
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049890
Annotation: as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
Scope Note: A genus of surf clams in the family Mactridae, class BIVALVIA. They are often used in EMBRYOLOGY research.
Registry Numbers: txid6582
Previous Indexing: Bivalvia (1971-2005); Mollusca (1967-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
Date Introduced: 2006/01/01
Last Updated: 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)

Spisula MeSH Descriptor Data 2026