Horseshoe Crabs

"Horseshoe Crabs" 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.

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An arthropod subclass (Xiphosura) comprising the North American (Limulus) and Asiatic (Tachypleus) genera of horseshoe crabs.

Descriptor ID	D006737
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.450
Concept/Terms	Horseshoe Crabs Horseshoe Crabs Xiphosura Xiphosuras Crabs, Horseshoe Crab, Horseshoe Horseshoe Crab Limulus Limulus Limulus polyphemus Limulus polyphemus Tachypleus Tachypleus

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Horseshoe Crabs [B01.050.500.131.450]

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