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Descriptor English: Spisula
Descriptor Spanish: Spisula
Descriptor Spisula
Scope note: Género de almejas blancas de la familia Mactridae, clase BIVALVIA. Se utilizan con frecuencia en investigación de EMBRIOLOGÍA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Spisula
Descriptor French: Spisula
Entry term(s): Spisulas
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.644.080.750
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049890
Scope note: A genus of surf clams in the family Mactridae, class BIVALVIA. They are often used in EMBRYOLOGY research.
Annotation: as animal & food; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
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 (1971-2005)
Mollusca (1967-1970)
Public MeSH Note: 2006
History Note: 2006
DeCS ID: 50420
Unique ID: D049890
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2006/01/01
Date of Entry: 2005/06/30
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Spisula - Preferred
Concept UI M0470784
Scope note A genus of surf clams in the family Mactridae, class BIVALVIA. They are often used in EMBRYOLOGY research.
Preferred term Spisula
Entry term(s) Spisulas



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