Organisms

Tarsiidae

The single family of PRIMATES in the infraorder TARSII, suborder HAPLORHINI. It is comprised of one genus, Tarsius, that inhabits southern Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Philippines.

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Abstract

The single family of PRIMATES in the infraorder TARSII, suborder HAPLORHINI. It is comprised of one genus, Tarsius, that inhabits southern Sumatra, Borneo, Sulawesi, and the Philippines.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Tarsiers
  • Tarsier
  • Tarsius

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

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

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Indexing Annotation

diseases: coordinate IM with PRIMATE DISEASES (IM)

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History Note

92; TARSIIDAE & TARSIUS were see PROSIMII 1981-91

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.988w.400w.800w.500w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Tarsiidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016699. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016699
  2. Tarsiidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tarsier
  3. Tarsiidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1114471