Organisms

Cephalopoda

A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of SQUID; CUTTLEFISH; OCTOPUS; and NAUTILUS. These marine animals are the most highly organized of all the mollusks.

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A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of SQUID; CUTTLEFISH; OCTOPUS; and NAUTILUS. These marine animals are the most highly organized of all the mollusks.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Cephalopods
  • Cephalopod
  • Cephalopodas

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Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Mollusca (1965-2005)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.644w.116w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cephalopoda. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049830. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049830
  2. Cephalopoda. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cephalopod
  3. Cephalopoda. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q128257