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Descriptor English: Trichechus manatus
Descriptor Spanish: Trichechus manatus
Descriptor Trichechus manatus
Entry term(s) manatí caribeño
manatí de Florida
manatí de las indias occidentales
Scope note: Miembro del género Trichechus que vive en las costas y los ríos costeros del sureste de Estados Unidos así como en las Indias Occidentales y en la tierra firme adyacente, desde Vera Cruz (México) hasta el norte de Suramérica. (Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)
Descriptor Portuguese: Trichechus manatus
Descriptor French: Trichechus manatus
Entry term(s): Caribbean Manatee
Caribbean Manatees
Florida Manatee
Florida Manatees
Indian Manatee, West
Indian Manatees, West
Manatee, Caribbean
Manatee, Florida
Manatee, West Indian
Manatees, Caribbean
Manatees, Florida
Manatees, West Indian
West Indian Manatee
West Indian Manatees
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.250.750.750.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D020457
Scope note: Member of the genus Trichechus inhabiting the coast and coastal rivers of the southeastern United States as well as the West Indies and the adjacent mainland from Vera Cruz, Mexico to northern South America. (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
History Note: 99
DeCS ID: 33716
Unique ID: D020457
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Date Established: 1999/01/01
Date of Entry: 1998/06/11
Revision Date: 2017/07/12
Trichechus manatus - Preferred
Concept UI M0030124
Scope note Member of the genus Trichechus inhabiting the coast and coastal rivers of the southeastern United States as well as the West Indies and the adjacent mainland from Vera Cruz, Mexico to northern South America. (From Scott, Concise Encyclopedia Biology, 1996)
Preferred term Trichechus manatus
Entry term(s) Caribbean Manatee
Caribbean Manatees
Florida Manatee
Florida Manatees
Indian Manatee, West
Indian Manatees, West
Manatee, Caribbean
Manatee, Florida
Manatee, West Indian
Manatees, Caribbean
Manatees, Florida
Manatees, West Indian
West Indian Manatee
West Indian Manatees



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