Concept information
Preferred term
Ostreidae
Type
-
Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Oyster
- Oysters
Note
- 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
Scope note
- 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.
History note
- 2006
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D010125
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