Decapoda [Decapoda (Crustacea)]
- Terms
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desetinožci
Sicyonia
Sicyonia brevirostris
Sicyoniidae
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Decapod Crustaceans
Decapods
Rock Shrimp
Shrimp, Rock
Sicyonia
Sicyoniidae
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.
- 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
- DUI
- D033364 MeSH Browser
- CUI
- M0402385
- Previous indexing
- Crustacea (1966-2002)
- History note
- 2020 (2003); was DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA) 2003-2019
- Public note
- 2003
Allowable subheadings
- AH
- anatomy & histology 2
- CH
- chemistry 3
- CL
- classification 2
- CY
- cytology
- DE
- drug effects
- EM
- embryology
- EN
- enzymology
- GE
- genetics 1
- GD
- growth & development
- IM
- immunology
- ME
- metabolism
- MI
- microbiology 1
- PS
- parasitology
- PY
- pathogenicity
- PH
- physiology 4
- RE
- radiation effects
- UL
- ultrastructure 1
- VI
- virology