Organisms

Brachyura

An infraorder of chiefly marine, largely carnivorous CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA, including the genera Cancer, Uca, and Callinectes.

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Abstract

An infraorder of chiefly marine, largely carnivorous CRUSTACEA, in the order DECAPODA, including the genera Cancer, Uca, and Callinectes.

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Synonyms

33 entry terms
  • Crabs, Short-Tailed
  • Crabs, True
  • Brachyuras
  • Crab, Short-Tailed
  • Crab, True
  • Crabs, Short Tailed
  • Short-Tailed Crab
  • Short-Tailed Crabs
  • True Crab
  • True Crabs
  • Blue Crab
  • Callinectes sapidus
  • Carcinus maenas
  • Common Shore Crab
  • Crab, Blue
  • Crab, Common Shore
  • Crab, Green
  • European Shore Crab
  • Green Crab
  • Uca
  • Blue Crabs
  • Carcinus maena
  • Common Shore Crabs
  • Crab, European Shore
  • Crabs, Blue
  • Crabs, Common Shore
  • Crabs, Green
  • Green Crabs
  • Shore Crab, Common
  • Shore Crab, European
  • Shore Crabs, Common
  • Ucas
  • maenas, Carcinus

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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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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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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Brachyura. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D003386. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D003386
  2. Brachyura. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brachyura
  3. Brachyura. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q40802