Organisms

Stenella

A genus comprised of spinner, spotted, and striped DOLPHINS, in the family Delphinidae. Schools of Stenella, that may number in the thousands, often associate with schools of TUNA, and are thus vulnerable to accidental harvesting.

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Abstract

A genus comprised of spinner, spotted, and striped DOLPHINS, in the family Delphinidae. Schools of Stenella, that may number in the thousands, often associate with schools of TUNA, and are thus vulnerable to accidental harvesting.

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Synonyms

15 entry terms
  • Spinner Dolphins
  • Spotted Dolphins
  • Stenella coeruleoalba
  • Stenella frontalis
  • Stenella longirostris
  • Striped Dolphin
  • Dolphin, Spinner
  • Dolphin, Spotted
  • Dolphin, Striped
  • Dolphins, Spinner
  • Dolphins, Spotted
  • Dolphins, Striped
  • Spinner Dolphin
  • Spotted Dolphin
  • Striped Dolphins

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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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History Note

2006; use DOLPHINS 1998-2005

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Previous Indexing

  • Dolphins (1966-2005)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.875w.267w.750w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Stenella. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D050706. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D050706
  2. Stenella. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stenella
  3. Stenella. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q594051