| Descriptor English: | Brachyura | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: |
Braquiuros
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Braquiúros | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Brachyura | ||||||
| Entry term(s): |
Blue Crab Blue Crabs Brachyuras Callinectes sapidus Carcinus maena Carcinus maenas Common Shore Crab Common Shore Crabs Crab, Blue Crab, Common Shore Crab, European Shore Crab, Green Crab, Short-Tailed Crab, True Crabs, Blue Crabs, Common Shore Crabs, Green Crabs, Short Tailed Crabs, Short-Tailed Crabs, True European Shore Crab Green Crab Green Crabs Shore Crab, Common Shore Crab, European Shore Crabs, Common Short-Tailed Crab Short-Tailed Crabs True Crab True Crabs Uca Ucas maenas, Carcinus |
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| Tree number(s): |
B01.050.500.131.365.190.110 |
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D003386 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An infraorder of chiefly marine, largely carnivorous CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA, including the genera Cancer, Uca, and Callinectes. |
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| Annotation: | as animal & food; IM; as food, coord IM with SHELLFISH (IM) |
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| 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 |
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| Previous Indexing: |
Crustacea (1966-1971) |
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2003; see CRABS 1972-2003 |
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| History Note: | 2003 (1972) |
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| DeCS ID: | 3402 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D003386 | ||||||
| NLM Classification: | QX 463 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 1972/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||||
| Revision Date: | 2016/06/28 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Brachyura
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Carcinus maenas
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Uca
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Callinectes sapidus
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| Concept UI |
M0005275 |
| Scope note | An infraorder of chiefly marine, largely carnivorous CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA, including the genera Cancer, Uca, and Callinectes. |
| Preferred term | Brachyura |
| Entry term(s) |
Brachyuras Crab, Short-Tailed Crab, True Crabs, Short Tailed Crabs, Short-Tailed Crabs, True Short-Tailed Crab Short-Tailed Crabs True Crab True Crabs |
| Concept UI |
M0403063 |
| Scope note | Species in the genus Carcinus, family Portunidae, order BRACHYURA. Native of Europe, this voracious predator has invaded other continents affecting established habitats. |
| Preferred term | Carcinus maenas |
| Entry term(s) |
Carcinus maena Common Shore Crab Common Shore Crabs Crab, Common Shore Crab, European Shore Crab, Green Crabs, Common Shore Crabs, Green European Shore Crab Green Crab Green Crabs Shore Crab, Common Shore Crab, European Shore Crabs, Common maenas, Carcinus |
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M0403187 |
| Preferred term | Uca |
| Entry term(s) |
Ucas |
| Concept UI |
M0403064 |
| Scope note | Species in the genus Callinectes, family Portunidae, order DECAPODA, found in the Chesapeake Bay. |
| Preferred term | Callinectes sapidus |
| Entry term(s) |
Blue Crab Blue Crabs Crab, Blue Crabs, Blue |
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