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Descriptor English: Stichopus
Descriptor Spanish: Stichopus
Descriptor Stichopus
Scope note: Género de PEPINOS DE MAR epibénticos muy grandes, de la familia Stichopodidae, recolectados comercialmente en el sudeste asiático para alimento.
Descriptor Portuguese: Stichopus
Descriptor French: Stichopus
Entry term(s): Apostichopus japonicus
Stichopus japonicus
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.408.560.700
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D047528
Scope note: A genus of very large, epibenthic SEA CUCUMBERS in the family Stichopodidae, commercially harvested in Southeast Asia for food.
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: Echinodermata (1971-1990)
Sea Cucumbers (1980-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38502
Unique ID: D047528
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Stichopus - Preferred
Concept UI M0457861
Scope note A genus of very large, epibenthic SEA CUCUMBERS in the family Stichopodidae, commercially harvested in Southeast Asia for food.
Preferred term Stichopus
Stichopus japonicus - Narrower
Concept UI M0457862
Preferred term Stichopus japonicus
Entry term(s) Apostichopus japonicus



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