MeSH Browser

MeSH Heading: Starfish
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.408.765
Unique ID: D013215
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013215
Annotation: note specifics
Scope Note: Echinoderms having bodies of usually five radially disposed arms coalescing at the center.
Entry Term(s): Sea Star; Seastar; Starfishes
Registry Numbers: txid7588
Previous Indexing: Echinodermata (1966-1971)
Public MeSH Note: 72
History Note: 72
Date Established: 1972/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 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)

Concept UI: M0020438
Registry Numbers: txid7588
Scope Note: Echinoderms having bodies of usually five radially disposed arms coalescing at the center.
Terms: Starfish Preferred Term
Term UI T038807
Date01/01/1999
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (1972); Sea Star
Term UI T000900007
Date04/28/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Seastar
Term UI T000900008
Date04/28/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017); Starfishes
Term UI T000902891
Date06/16/2016
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2017)

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