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Preferred term

Decapoda  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Crustacean, Decapod
  • Crustaceans, Decapod
  • Decapod
  • Decapod Crustacean
  • Decapod Crustaceans
  • Decapods

Note

  • as animal & food; as food coordinate with SHELLFISH; note entry term ROCK SHRIMP: several other shrimp terms are available; unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE

Scope note

  • The largest order of CRUSTACEA, comprising over 10,000 species. They are characterized by three pairs of thoracic appendages modified as maxillipeds, and five pairs of thoracic legs. The order includes the familiar shrimps, crayfish (ASTACOIDEA), true crabs (BRACHYURA), and lobsters (NEPHROPIDAE and PALINURIDAE), among others.

History note

  • 2020 (2003); was DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA) 2003-2019

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D033364

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