Organisms

Pitheciidae

A family of New World monkeys in the infraorder PLATYRRHINI consisting of two subfamilies: Callicebinae and Pitheciinae.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A family of New World monkeys in the infraorder PLATYRRHINI consisting of two subfamilies: Callicebinae and Pitheciinae.

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Synonyms

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  • Bearded Sakis
  • Cacajao
  • Callicebinae
  • Cheracebus
  • Chiropotes
  • Pithecia
  • Pitheciinae
  • Pithecinae
  • Plecturocebus
  • Bearded Saki
  • Saki, Bearded

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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

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

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History Note

2007; for Cacajao, Callicebinae, Chiropotes, & Pithecinae use CEBIDAE 1992-2006

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.600w.575w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Pitheciidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D053820. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D053820
  2. Pitheciidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitheciidae
  3. Pitheciidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10860343