"Unionidae" 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.
A family of freshwater mussels in the class BIVALVIA. They differ from ZEBRA MUSSELS in that they are larger and posses a larval stage called glochidia, which requires attachment to the GILLS or fins of particular species of FISHES.
| Descriptor ID |
D049876
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.644.080.850
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| Concept/Terms |
Unionidae- Unionidae
- Unionids
- Unionid
- Mussels, Native
- Mussel, Native
- Native Mussel
- Native Mussels
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