Structured Summary
Abstract
The largest order of CRUSTACEA, comprising over 10,000 species. They are characterized by three pairs of thoracic appendages modified as maxillipeds, and five pairs of thoracic legs. The order includes the familiar shrimps, crayfish (ASTACOIDEA), true crabs (BRACHYURA), and lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE and PALINURIDAE), among others.
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Synonyms
12 entry terms
- Decapod Crustaceans
- Decapods
- Crustacean, Decapod
- Crustaceans, Decapod
- Decapod
- Decapod Crustacean
- Rock Shrimp
- Shrimp, Rock
- Sicyonia
- Sicyoniidae
- Rock Shrimps
- Shrimps, Rock
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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; as food coordinate with SHELLFISH; note entry term ROCK SHRIMP: several other shrimp terms are available; unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE
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History Note
2020 (2003); was DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA) 2003-2019
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Previous Indexing
- Crustacea (1966-2002)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Decapoda. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033364. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033364
- Decapoda. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapod
- Decapoda. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4610