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Descriptor English: Pinctada
Descriptor Spanish: Pinctada
Descriptor Pinctada
Entry term(s) ostra de perla
Scope note: Género de ostras de perla de la familia Pteriidae, clase BIVALVIA. Tanto las perlas naturales como las cultivadas se obtienen de perlas de este género. Son diferentes de las ostras comestibles de la familia OSTREIDAE, lejanamente relacionadas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Pinctada
Descriptor French: Pinctada
Entry term(s): Oyster, Pearl
Oysters, Pearl
Pearl Oyster
Pearl Oysters
Pinctadas
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.670
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049911
Scope note: A genus of pearl oysters in the family Pteriidae, class BIVALVIA. Both cultured and natural pearls are obtained from species in the genus. They are distinct from the distantly related, edible true oysters of the family OSTREIDAE.
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Ostreidae (1969-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
DeCS ID: 50419
Unique ID: D049911
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Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Pinctada - Preferred
Concept UI M0470933
Scope note A genus of pearl oysters in the family Pteriidae, class BIVALVIA. Both cultured and natural pearls are obtained from species in the genus. They are distinct from the distantly related, edible true oysters of the family OSTREIDAE.
Preferred term Pinctada
Entry term(s) Oyster, Pearl
Oysters, Pearl
Pearl Oyster
Pearl Oysters
Pinctadas



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