Organisms

Ostreidae

A family of marine mollusks in the class BIVALVIA, commonly known as oysters. They have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle.

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Abstract

A family of marine mollusks in the class BIVALVIA, commonly known as oysters. They have a rough irregular shell closed by a single adductor muscle.

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Synonyms

2 entry terms
  • Oysters
  • Oyster

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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); note entry term OYSTERS: oysters unspecified go here; OYSTERS, TRUE is also available

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History Note

2006

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Previous Indexing

  • Mollusca (1966-1971)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.644w.080w.643w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Ostreidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D010125. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D010125
  2. Ostreidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ostreidae
  3. Ostreidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21154