Amphipoda
"Amphipoda" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An order of mostly marine CRUSTACEA containing more than 5500 species in over 100 families. Like ISOPODA, the other large order in the superorder Peracarida, members are shrimp-like in appearance, have sessile compound eyes, and no carapace. But unlike Isopoda, they possess thoracic gills and their bodies are laterally compressed.
| Descriptor ID |
D033304
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.365.055
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| Concept/Terms |
Amphipoda- Amphipoda
- Amphipodas
- Amphipods
- Amphipod
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