Preferred Label : Decapoda;
MeSH definition : 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.;
MeSH synonym : decapods; decapod; Decapod Crustaceans; Crustacean, Decapod; Crustaceans, Decapod; Decapod Crustacean;
CISMeF synonym : decapoda (crustacea); decapodas (Crustacea);
MeSH hyponym : sicyonia; sicyoniidae; Shrimp, Rock; Rock Shrimp; Rock Shrimps; Shrimps, Rock; Sicyonias;
MeSH Related Number : txid64463; txid64464;
MeSH annotation : do not confuse with Decapoda, a genus of cephalopod molluscs; note X ref ROCK SHRIMP:
several other shrimp terms are available; check text and MeSH; as animal & food; as
food coord IM with SHELLFISH (IM); unspecified shrimp as food is probably PENAEIDAE; 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;
Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decapoda;
UNII : txid6683;
Origin ID : D033364;
UMLS CUI : C0323856;
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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.