Astacoidea

"Astacoidea" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A superfamily of various freshwater CRUSTACEA, in the infraorder Astacidea, comprising the crayfish. Common genera include Astacus and Procambarus. Crayfish resemble lobsters, but are usually much smaller.

Descriptor ID	D003400
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.365.190.070
Concept/Terms	Astacoidea Astacoidea Astacoideas Crayfish Crayfishs Procambarus Procambarus Astacus Astacus

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Crustacea [B01.050.500.131.365]
Decapoda (Crustacea) [B01.050.500.131.365.190]
Astacoidea [B01.050.500.131.365.190.070]

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