Organisms

Palaemonidae

A family of CRUSTACEA, order DECAPODA, comprising the palaemonid shrimp. Genera include Macrobrachium, Palaemon, and Palaemonetes. Palaemonidae osmoregulate by means of gills.

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Abstract

A family of CRUSTACEA, order DECAPODA, comprising the palaemonid shrimp. Genera include Macrobrachium, Palaemon, and Palaemonetes. Palaemonidae osmoregulate by means of gills.

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Synonyms

10 entry terms
  • Palaemonid Shrimp
  • Shrimp, Palaemonid
  • Palaemonid Shrimps
  • Shrimps, Palaemonid
  • Macrobrachium
  • Palaemon
  • Palaemonetes
  • Macrobrachiums
  • Palaemonete
  • Palaemons

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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

note entry term PALAEMONID SHRIMP: several other shrimp terms are available; check text and MeSH; unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE

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History Note

2003

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Previous Indexing

  • Crustacea (1968-2002)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.190w.615w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Palaemonidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033541. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033541
  2. Palaemonidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palaemonidae
  3. Palaemonidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1404181