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Descriptor English: Mercenaria
Descriptor Spanish: Mercenaria
Descriptor Mercenaria
Entry term(s) almeja americana
Scope note: Género de almejas de concha dura de la familia Veneridae, clase BIVALVIA, denominadas comúnmente almejas americanas. Se encuentran justo debajo de la superficie en las aguas costeras subtidales o intertidales más bajas.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mercenaria
Descriptor French: Mercenaria
Entry term(s): Mercenarias
Quahog
Quahogs
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049891
Scope note: A genus of hard-shelled clams in the family Veneridae, class BIVALVIA, commonly called quahogs. They are found just below the surface in the subtidal or lower intertidal coastal waters.
Annotation: as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
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: Bivalvia (1971-2005)
Mollusca (1965-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
DeCS ID: 50409
Unique ID: D049891
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Mercenaria - Preferred
Concept UI M0470786
Scope note A genus of hard-shelled clams in the family Veneridae, class BIVALVIA, commonly called quahogs. They are found just below the surface in the subtidal or lower intertidal coastal waters.
Preferred term Mercenaria
Entry term(s) Mercenarias
Quahog
Quahogs



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