DeCS

Descriptor English:

Seals, Earless

Descriptor Spanish:

Phocidae

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Phocidae
Entry term(s)	Halichoerus grypus Mirounga Pagophilus groenlandicus elefante marino antártico foca de Groenlandia focas focas grises focas sin orejas focas verdaderas
Scope note:	La familia Phocidae, suborden PINNIPEDIA, orden CARNIVORA, que comprende las focas verdaderas. Carecen de orejas y son incapaces de utilizar las aletas traseras para andar. Esta familia comprende más de 18 especies, entre las que figura la foca de Groenlandia, probablemente la especie de foca mejor conocida del mundo.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Focas Verdadeiras

Descriptor French:

Phoques

Entry term(s):

Halichoerus grypus
Mirounga
Pagophilus groenlandicus
Phoca groenlandica
Phocidae
Phocidés
Phoque du Groenland
Phoque gris
Phoques vrais
Éléphant de mer

Tree number(s):

B01.050.150.900.649.313.750.250.700

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D046048

Scope note:

The family Phocidae, suborder PINNIPEDIA, order CARNIVORA, comprising the true seals. They lack external ears and are unable to use their hind flippers to walk. It includes over 18 species including the harp seal, probably the best known seal species in the world.

Annotation:

seals unspecified goes here; FUR SEALS is also available

Allowable Qualifiers:

AB malformations
AH anatomie et histologie
BL sang
CF liquide cérébrospinal
CL classification
EM embryologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
IN traumatismes
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PX psychologie
SU chirurgie
UR urine
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

38471

Unique ID:

D046048

Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL):

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Date Established:

2005/01/01

Date of Entry:

2004/07/07

Revision Date:

2018/07/02