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MeSH Heading: Polychaeta
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.091.700
Unique ID: D011077
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D011077
Annotation: marine worms; /‌microbiol /‌parasitol /‌virol permitted
Scope Note: A class of marine annelids including sandworms, tube worms, clamworms, and fire worms. It includes also the genus Myxicola infundibulum.
Entry Term(s): Myxicola
Registry Numbers: txid6341; txid76263
Related Numbers: txid76263
Previous Indexing: Annelida (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 75
History Note: 75
Date Introduced: 1975/09/01
Last Updated: 2020/08/13

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)

Polychaeta MeSH Descriptor Data 2026