Organisms

Strepsirhini

A suborder of PRIMATES consisting of the following five families: CHEIROGALEIDAE; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; LEMURIDAE; and LORISIDAE.

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Abstract

A suborder of PRIMATES consisting of the following five families: CHEIROGALEIDAE; Daubentoniidae; Indriidae; LEMURIDAE; and LORISIDAE.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Strepsirrhini
  • Lemuriformes
  • Lemuroidea
  • Lepilemur
  • Lepilemuridae
  • Prosimians
  • Prosimii
  • Sportive Lemurs
  • Lemur, Sportive
  • Lepilemurs
  • Sportive Lemur

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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

1992; was PROSIMII 1981-1991; was PROSIMIANS 1975-1980; for SPORTIVE LEMURS was STREPSIRHINI 2020

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Previous Indexing

  • Primates (1966-1974)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Strepsirhini. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011443. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011443
  2. Strepsirhini. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Strepsirrhini
  3. Strepsirhini. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82265