Organisms

Anomura

An infraorder of CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA comprising the hermit crabs and characterized by a small fifth pair of legs.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

An infraorder of CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA comprising the hermit crabs and characterized by a small fifth pair of legs.

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Synonyms

8 entry terms
  • Hermit Crabs
  • Anomuras
  • Crab, Hermit
  • Crabs, Hermit
  • Hermit Crab
  • Pagurus
  • Paralithodes
  • Paralithode

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Crustacea (1979-2002)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.190w.050w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Anomura. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033381. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033381
  2. Anomura. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anomura
  3. Anomura. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q526867