Organisms

Cercopithecidae

The family of Old World monkeys and baboons consisting of two subfamilies: CERCOPITHECINAE and COLOBINAE. They are found in Africa and part of Asia.

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Abstract

The family of Old World monkeys and baboons consisting of two subfamilies: CERCOPITHECINAE and COLOBINAE. They are found in Africa and part of Asia.

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Synonyms

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  • Monkeys, Old World
  • Monkey, Old World
  • Old World Monkey
  • Old World Monkeys
  • World Monkey, Old
  • Catarrhina
  • Miopithecus talapoin
  • Monkey, Talapoin
  • Talapoin Monkey
  • Talapoin Monkeys

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a family of Old World monkeys: do not confuse with CERCOPITHECINAE, a subfamily; NIM when experimental animal; diseases: coordinate with MONKEY DISEASES

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cercopithecidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D002520. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D002520
  2. Cercopithecidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_World_monkey
  3. Cercopithecidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q182968