DeCS

Descriptor English:

Euphausiacea

Descriptor Spanish:

Euphausiacea

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Euphausiacea
Entry term(s)	Euphausia Nyctiphanes eufausiáceos krill
Scope note:	Orden de CRUSTACEA marino parecido a la gamba. Muchos consumen ZOOPLANCTON y algunos son predadores. Muchas especies antárticas, como Euphausia superba, constituyen el alimento principal de otros animales.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Euphausiacea

Descriptor French:

Euphausiacea

Entry term(s):

Euphausia
Euphausiacés
Krill
Nyctiphanes

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.131.365.250

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D033201

Scope note:

An order of pelagic, shrimplike CRUSTACEA. Many consume ZOOPLANKTON and a few are predacious. Many antarctic species, such as Euphausia superba, constitute the chief food of other animals.

Annotation:

as food, coordinate with SHELLFISH

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:

36554

Unique ID:

D033201

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Date Established:

2003/01/01

Date of Entry:

2002/07/03

Revision Date:

2014/06/06