Organisms

Crustacea

A large subphylum of mostly marine ARTHROPODS containing over 42,000 species. They include familiar arthropods such as lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE), crabs (BRACHYURA), shrimp (PENAEIDAE), and barnacles (THORACICA).

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A large subphylum of mostly marine ARTHROPODS containing over 42,000 species. They include familiar arthropods such as lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE), crabs (BRACHYURA), shrimp (PENAEIDAE), and barnacles (THORACICA).

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5 entry terms
  • Crustaceas
  • Ostracoda
  • Ostracods
  • Ostracod
  • Ostracodas

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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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as animal and food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate with SHELLFISH

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Crustacea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003445. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003445
  2. Crustacea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crustacean
  3. Crustacea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25364