Structured Summary
Abstract
A genus of oysters in the family OSTREIDAE, class BIVALVIA.
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Synonyms
11 entry terms
- Crassostreas
- Crassostrea gigas
- Crassostrea virginica
- Oyster, Eastern
- Oysters, Eastern
- Crassostrea giga
- Crassostrea virginicas
- Eastern Oyster
- Eastern Oysters
- gigas, Crassostrea
- virginica, Crassostrea
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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; general or unspecified; prefer specifics; as food, coordinate IM with SHELLFISH (IM)
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History Note
2006
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Previous Indexing
- Mollusca (1966-2005)
- Oysters (1971-2005)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Crassostrea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049896. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049896
- Crassostrea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crassostrea
- Crassostrea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q542708