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Descriptor English: Trichechus
Descriptor Spanish: Trichechus
Descriptor Trichechus
Scope note: Género del orden Sirenia en el que están incluidos los comúnmente denominados manatíes. Se caracterizan por una cola no hendida, una cavidad nasal pequeña, la ausencia de huesos nasales, y dientes cubiertos de esmalte. Los miembros de este género se encuentran en las ensenadas marinas o en ríos lentos, usualmente en aguas turbias. (Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)
Descriptor Portuguese: Trichechus
Descriptor French: Trichechus
Entry term(s): Manatee
Manatees
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.250.750.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020455
Scope note: A genus of the order Sirenia comprising what are commonly called manatees. The distinguishing characteristics include a tail that is not notched, a short nasal cavity, the absence of nasal bones, and enamel-covered teeth. Members of this genus are found in marine bays and/or sluggish rivers, usually in turbid water. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Mammals (1977-1998)
Public MeSH Note: 99; for MANATEES see MAMMALS 1998
History Note: 99; for MANATEES use MAMMALS 1998
DeCS ID: 33714
Unique ID: D020455
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Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/11
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Trichechus - Preferred
Concept UI M0030122
Scope note A genus of the order Sirenia comprising what are commonly called manatees. The distinguishing characteristics include a tail that is not notched, a short nasal cavity, the absence of nasal bones, and enamel-covered teeth. Members of this genus are found in marine bays and/or sluggish rivers, usually in turbid water. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)
Preferred term Trichechus
Entry term(s) Manatee
Manatees



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