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MeSH Heading: Ciliophora
Tree Number(s): B01.043.185
Unique ID: D016798
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016798
Annotation: general; prefer specifics; infection = CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note: A phylum of EUKARYOTES characterized by the presence of cilia at some time during the life cycle. It comprises three classes: KINETOFRAGMINOPHOREA; OLIGOHYMENOPHOREA; and POLYMENOPHOREA.
Entry Term(s): Ciliata
NLM Classification #: QW 217
Previous Indexing: Protozoa (1975-1991)
Public MeSH Note: 92; CILIATA was heading 1963-91
Online Note: use CILIOPHORA to search CILIATA 1966-91
History Note: 92; CILIATA was heading 1963-91
Date Established: 1992/01/01
Date of Entry: 1991/05/02
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

Allowable Qualifiers: chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Ciliophora MeSH Descriptor Data 2025