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MeSH Heading: Lucilia sericata
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.155.500.500
Unique ID: D000098554
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098554
Scope Note: A blowfly species in the genus Lucilia. Lucilia sericata is the most often used species for MAGGOT THERAPY and is responsible for sheep blowfly strike (MYIASIS) in northern Europe. Can form hybrids with Australian sheep blowfly, LUCILIA CUPRINA.
Entry Term(s): Common Green Bottle Fly; Phaenicia sericata; Sheep Blowfly
Registry Numbers: txid13632
Previous Indexing: Diptera (1967-2024)
Public MeSH Note: 2025
History Note: 2025
Date Introduced: 2025/01/01
Last Updated: 2025/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000766850
Registry Numbers: txid13632
Scope Note: A blowfly species in the genus Lucilia. Lucilia sericata is the most often used species for MAGGOT THERAPY and is responsible for sheep blowfly strike (MYIASIS) in northern Europe. Can form hybrids with Australian sheep blowfly, LUCILIA CUPRINA.
Terms: Lucilia sericata Preferred Term
Term UI T001141301
Date12/08/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Phaenicia sericata
Term UI T001141324
Date12/08/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Common Green Bottle Fly
Term UI T001141329
Date12/08/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025); Sheep Blowfly
Term UI T001141332
Date12/08/2023
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2025)

Lucilia sericata MeSH Descriptor Data 2026