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Troglotrematidae MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Troglotrematidae
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.736.715.800
Unique ID
D014322
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014322
Annotation
a family of trematodes; infection: coord IM with TREMATODE INFECTIONS (IM); for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH
Scope Note
A family of flukes (TREMATODA) usually under 10 mm in length, some being only 1 or 2 mm long. In general they are thick, spinous, or scaly flukes having an oval outline and living in various organs and sinuses of birds and mammals. The genus with the greatest interest is PARAGONIMUS. (From Noble et al., Parasitology: the Biology of Animal Parasites, 6th ed, p191)
Previous Indexing
Trematoda (1966-1997)
Public MeSH Note
98
History Note
98; use explode 1982-97
Date Established
1998/01/01
Date of Entry
1981/05/15
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Troglotrematidae Preferred
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