Organisms

Proteidae

The Proteidae family of permanently larval aquatic salamanders. It consists of two living genera - Necturus (mudpuppy) of the eastern United States and Proteus (the European olm).

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The Proteidae family of permanently larval aquatic salamanders. It consists of two living genera - Necturus (mudpuppy) of the eastern United States and Proteus (the European olm).

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Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, surgery, urine, virology.

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Proteidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011483. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011483
  2. Proteidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Proteidae
  3. Proteidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q743692