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Decapodiformes MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Decapodiformes
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.644.116.150
Unique ID
D049832
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049832
Annotation
SQUID as animal & food; squid giant axon: coordinate NIM with AXONS (IM)
Scope Note
A superorder of CEPHALOPODS comprised of squid, cuttlefish, and their relatives. Their distinguishing feature is the modification of their fourth pair of arms into tentacles, resulting in 10 limbs.
Entry Term(s)
Cuttlefish
Illex
Sepiidae
Squid
Todarodes
Registry Numbers
txid215450
txid6608
txid6627
txid6636
Related Numbers
txid6608
txid6627
txid6636
Public MeSH Note
2006; for CUTTLEFISH see MOLLUSCA 1995-2005; for SQUID see SQUID 1973-2005;
History Note
2006; for CUTTLEFISH use MOLLUSCA 1995-2005
Date Introduced
2006/01/01
Last Updated
2020/09/02
Decapodiformes Preferred
Squid Narrower
Sepiidae Narrower
Illex Narrower
Todarodes Narrower
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