Organisms

Cheirogaleidae

A family of the order PRIMATES, suborder Strepsirhini (PROSIMII), containing five genera. All inhabitants of Madagascar, the genera are: Allocebus, Cheirogaleus (dwarf lemurs), Microcebus (mouse lemurs), Mirza, and Phaner.

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Abstract

A family of the order PRIMATES, suborder Strepsirhini (PROSIMII), containing five genera. All inhabitants of Madagascar, the genera are: Allocebus, Cheirogaleus (dwarf lemurs), Microcebus (mouse lemurs), Mirza, and Phaner.

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Synonyms

11 entry terms
  • Allocebus
  • Cheirogaleus
  • Lemur, Dwarf
  • Lemur, Mouse
  • Microcebus
  • Mirza
  • Phaner
  • Dwarf Lemur
  • Dwarf Lemurs
  • Mouse Lemur
  • Mouse Lemurs

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

note entry terms LEMUR, DWARF and LEMUR, MOUSE: the genus LEMUR is also available

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History Note

92; CHEIROGALEUS; LEMUR, DWARF; LEMUR, MOUSE and MICROCEBUS were see LEMURIDAE 1981-91

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Previous Indexing

  • Lemur (1976-1991)
  • Lemuridae (1982-1991)
  • Strepsirhini (1976-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Cheirogaleidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016565. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016565
  2. Cheirogaleidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cheirogaleidae
  3. Cheirogaleidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q271785