Organisms

Crassostrea

A genus of oysters in the family OSTREIDAE, class BIVALVIA.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A genus of oysters in the family OSTREIDAE, class BIVALVIA.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Crassostreas
  • Crassostrea gigas
  • Crassostrea virginica
  • Oyster, Eastern
  • Oysters, Eastern
  • Crassostrea giga
  • Crassostrea virginicas
  • Eastern Oyster
  • Eastern Oysters
  • gigas, Crassostrea
  • virginica, Crassostrea

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

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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Indexing Annotation

as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)

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History Note

2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Mollusca (1966-2005)
  • Oysters (1971-2005)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Crassostrea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049896. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049896
  2. Crassostrea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassostrea
  3. Crassostrea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542708