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Descriptor English: Mytilus
Descriptor Spanish: Mytilus
Descriptor Mytilus
Scope note: Género de mejillones marinos de la familia MYTILIDAE, clase BIVALVIA. La especie MYTILUS EDULIS es el mejillón común comestible.
Descriptor Portuguese: Mytilus
Descriptor French: Mytilus
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.537.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049878
Scope note: A genus of marine mussels in the family MYTILIDAE, class BIVALVIA. The species MYTILUS EDULIS is the highly edible common mussel.
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: Bivalvia (1978-2005)
Mollusca (1966-2005)
Public MeSH Note: 2006; see MUSSELS 1979-2005
History Note: 2006; use BIVALVIA 1979-2005
DeCS ID: 50412
Unique ID: D049878
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Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Mytilus - Preferred
Concept UI M0014268
Scope note A genus of marine mussels in the family MYTILIDAE, class BIVALVIA. The species MYTILUS EDULIS is the highly edible common mussel.
Preferred term Mytilus



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