Structured Summary
Abstract
A genus of oysters in the family OSTREIDAE, which includes the edible true oyster, Ostrea edulis.
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Synonyms
8 entry terms
- Ostreas
- Ostrea edulis
- Oyster, True
- Oysters, True
- Ostrea eduli
- True Oyster
- True Oysters
- eduli, Ostrea
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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); index oysters unspecified at OYSTERS see OSTREIDAE
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History Note
2006
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Previous Indexing
- Oysters (1972-2005)
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References
- National Library of Medicine. Ostrea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D049895. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D049895
- Ostrea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostrea
- Ostrea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1996210