Organisms

Leontopithecus

The genus of lion tamarins in the subfamily CALLITRICHINAE. The common name refers to the mane on the shoulders.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

The genus of lion tamarins in the subfamily CALLITRICHINAE. The common name refers to the mane on the shoulders.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Leontideus
  • Tamarin, Golden
  • Tamarin, Lion
  • Golden Tamarin
  • Golden Tamarins
  • Lion Tamarin
  • Lion Tamarins
  • Black Lion Tamarin
  • Black Lion Tamarins
  • Tamarin, Black Lion

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

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

index NIM with no qualifiers when an experimental animal; diseases: coordinate IM with MONKEY DISEASES (IM)

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History Note

2006; use CALLITRICHIDAE 1990-2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Callitrichidae (1977-2005)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.600w.150w.150.450w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Leontopithecus. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D051039. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D051039
  2. Leontopithecus. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lion_tamarin
  3. Leontopithecus. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q857486