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Thelazioidea MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Thelazioidea
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.294.400.937.700.722
Unique ID
D013802
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D013802
Annotation
a superfamily of nematodes; infection: coord IM with SPIRURIDA INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH
Scope Note
A superfamily of parasitic nematodes which includes three genera: Thelazia, Spirocerca, and GNATHOSTOMA. Only Thelazia and GNATHOSTOMA occasionally occur in man.
Entry Term(s)
Spirocerca
Thelazia
Registry Numbers
txid103829
txid304460
txid103826
Related Numbers
txid103826
txid304460
Public MeSH Note
86; GNATHOSTOMA & THELAZIA were see under SPIRUROIDEA 1963-85
Online Note
use THELAZIOIDEA to search THELAZIA 1975-85; use SPIRUROIDEA 1966-74
History Note
86; GNATHOSTOMA & THELAZIA were see under SPIRUROIDEA 1963-85
Date Introduced
1986/01/01
Last Updated
2020/08/13
Thelazioidea Preferred
Spirocerca Narrower
Thelazia Narrower
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