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Decapoda MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Decapoda
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.131.365.190
Unique ID
D033364
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D033364
Annotation
as animal & food; as food coordinate with SHELLFISH; note entry term ROCK SHRIMP: several other shrimp terms are available; unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE
Scope Note
The largest order of CRUSTACEA, comprising over 10,000 species. They are characterized by three pairs of thoracic appendages modified as maxillipeds, and five pairs of thoracic legs. The order includes the familiar shrimps, crayfish (ASTACOIDEA), true crabs (BRACHYURA), and lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE and PALINURIDAE), among others.
Entry Term(s)
Decapod Crustaceans
Decapods
Rock Shrimp
Shrimp, Rock
Sicyonia
Sicyoniidae
Related Numbers
txid64463
txid64464
Previous Indexing
Crustacea (1966-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2020 (2003); was DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA) 2003-2019
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/03
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Decapoda Preferred
Sicyonia Narrower
Sicyoniidae Narrower
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