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Descriptor English: Palaemonidae
Descriptor Spanish: Palaemonidae
Descriptor Palaemonidae
Scope note: Familia de CRUSTACEA, orden DECAPODA, a la que pertenecen los camarones palemónidos. Este género incluye los Macrobrachium, Paleomon y Paleomonetes. Los Paleomónidos poseen osmorregulación mediante branquias.
Descriptor Portuguese: Palaemonidae
Descriptor French: Palaemonidae
Entry term(s): Macrobrachium
Macrobrachiums
Palaemon
Palaemonete
Palaemonetes
Palaemonid Shrimp
Palaemonid Shrimps
Palaemons
Shrimp, Palaemonid
Shrimps, Palaemonid
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.365.190.615
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D033541
Scope note: A family of CRUSTACEA, order DECAPODA, comprising the palaemonid shrimp. Genera include Macrobrachium, Palaemon, and Palaemonetes. Palaemonidae osmoregulate by means of gills.
Annotation: note entry term PALAEMONID SHRIMP: several other shrimp terms are available; check text and MeSH; unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE
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: Crustacea (1968-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
DeCS ID: 36550
Unique ID: D033541
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Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Palaemonidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0403127
Scope note A family of CRUSTACEA, order DECAPODA, comprising the palaemonid shrimp. Genera include Macrobrachium, Palaemon, and Palaemonetes. Palaemonidae osmoregulate by means of gills.
Preferred term Palaemonidae
Entry term(s) Palaemonid Shrimp
Palaemonid Shrimps
Shrimp, Palaemonid
Shrimps, Palaemonid
Palaemon - Narrower
Concept UI M0403129
Preferred term Palaemon
Entry term(s) Palaemons
Palaemonetes - Narrower
Concept UI M0403130
Preferred term Palaemonetes
Entry term(s) Palaemonete
Macrobrachium - Narrower
Concept UI M0403128
Scope note Genus of freshwater shrimp in the family Palaemonidae.
Preferred term Macrobrachium
Entry term(s) Macrobrachiums



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