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Nephropidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Nephropidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.365.190.550
Unique ID
D008121
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D008121
Annotation
as animal & food; unspecified lobster as food probably goes here and is coord IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
Scope Note
Family of large marine CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA. These are called clawed lobsters because they bear pincers on the first three pairs of legs. The American lobster and Cape lobster in the genus Homarus are commonly used for food.
Entry Term(s)
Clawed Lobsters
Homaridae
Homarus
Lobsters, Clawed
Registry Numbers
txid6704
txid6705
Related Numbers
txid6705
Previous Indexing
Crustacea (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note
2003; see LOBSTERS 1972-2002
History Note
2003 (1972)
Date Introduced
1972/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Nephropidae Preferred
Homarus Narrower
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