 Thoracica
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A superorder of marine CRUSTACEA, free swimming in the larval state, but permanently fixed as adults. There are some 800 described species, grouped in several genera, and comprising of two major orders of barnacles: stalked (Pedunculata) and sessile (Sessilia).
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D001468
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.131.365.880
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| Concept/Terms |
Thoracica- Thoracica
- Thoracicas
- Barnacles
- Barnacle
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| 2013 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Thoracica" by people in Profiles.
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Feder JL, Nosil P, Gompert Z, Flaxman SM, Schilling MP. Barnacles, barrier loci and the systematic building of species. J Evol Biol. 2017 08; 30(8):1494-1497.
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Decker JT, Magin CM, Long CJ, Finlay JA, Callow ME, Callow JA, Brennan AB. Engineered antifouling microtopographies: an energetic model that predicts cell attachment. Langmuir. 2013 10 22; 29(42):13023-30.
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Beam KG, Nestler EJ, Greengard P. Increased cyclic GMP levels associated with contraction in muscle fibres of the giant barnacle. Nature. 1977 Jun 09; 267(5611):534-6.
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