DeCS

Descriptor English:

Unionidae

Descriptor Spanish:

Unionidae

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Unionidae
Entry term(s)	mejillones de agua dulce mejillones perleros mejillones perlíferos
Scope note:	Familia de mejillones de agua dulce de la clase BIVALVIA. Difieren de los MEJILLONES CEBRA en que tienen mayor tamaño y poseen un estadio larvario, denominado glochidia, que requiere la adherencia a las BRANQUIAS o aletas de especies particulares de PECES.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Unionidae

Descriptor French:

Unionidae

Entry term(s):

Moules d'eau douce
Unionidés

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.644.080.850

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049876

Scope note:

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.

Annotation:

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

Allowable Qualifiers:

AH anatomie et histologie
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

50421

Unique ID:

D049876

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Date Established:

2006/01/01

Date of Entry:

2005/06/30

Revision Date:

2009/07/06