Organisms

Astacoidea

A superfamily of various freshwater CRUSTACEA, in the infraorder Astacidea, comprising the crayfish. Common genera include Astacus and Procambarus. Crayfish resemble lobsters, but are usually much smaller.

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Abstract

A superfamily of various freshwater CRUSTACEA, in the infraorder Astacidea, comprising the crayfish. Common genera include Astacus and Procambarus. Crayfish resemble lobsters, but are usually much smaller.

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Synonyms

5 entry terms
  • Crayfish
  • Astacoideas
  • Crayfishs
  • Astacus
  • Procambarus

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Aspects Covered

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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Indexing Annotation

as animal & food; IM; as food, coord IM with SHELLFISH (IM)

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History Note

2003 (1972)

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Previous Indexing

  • Crustacea (1966-1971)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.190w.070w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Astacoidea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003400. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003400
  2. Astacoidea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astacoidea
  3. Astacoidea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7130063