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MeSH Heading: Horseshoe Crabs
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.450
Unique ID: D006737
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D006737
Scope Note: An arthropod subclass (Xiphosura) comprising the North American (Limulus) and Asiatic (Tachypleus) genera of horseshoe crabs.
Entry Term(s): Crabs, Horseshoe; Limulus; Limulus polyphemus; Tachypleus; Xiphosura
Registry Number: txid6845
Related Numbers: txid6849; txid6850; txid6851
Previous Indexing: Arachnida (1966-1976); Arthropods (1966-1976); Crustacea (1966-1976)
See Also: Limulus Test
Public MeSH Note: 78; was LIMULUS see under ARTHROPODS 1977
Online Note: use HORSESHOE CRABS to search LIMULUS 1977
History Note: 78; was LIMULUS see under ARTHROPODS 1977
Date Established: 1978/01/01
Date of Entry: 1976/04/16
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Horseshoe Crabs MeSH Descriptor Data 2023