Organisms

Penaeidae

A family of CRUSTACEA, order DECAPODA, comprising the penaeid shrimp. Species of the genus Penaeus are the most important commercial shrimp throughout the world.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A family of CRUSTACEA, order DECAPODA, comprising the penaeid shrimp. Species of the genus Penaeus are the most important commercial shrimp throughout the world.

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Synonyms

6 entry terms
  • Penaeid Shrimp
  • Shrimp, Penaeid
  • Penaeid Shrimps
  • Shrimps, Penaeid
  • Metapenaeus
  • Penaeus

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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; as food coord IM with SHELLFISH (IM); unspecified shrimp as food probably goes here but note several other shrimp terms in MeSH

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History Note

2003

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.365w.190w.660w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Penaeidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D033561. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D033561
  2. Penaeidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penaeidae
  3. Penaeidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q683918