Organisms

Unionidae

A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they are larger and posses a larval stage called glochidia, which requires attachment to the GILLS or fins of particular species of FISHES.

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Abstract

A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they are larger and posses a larval stage called glochidia, which requires attachment to the GILLS or fins of particular species of FISHES.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Mussels, Native
  • Unionids
  • Mussel, Native
  • Native Mussel
  • Native Mussels
  • Unionid

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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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Indexing Annotation

as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)

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History Note

2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Mollusca (1971-2005)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.644w.080w.850w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Unionidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049876. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049876
  2. Unionidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unionidae
  3. Unionidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1434366