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Kinetofragminophorea MeSH Descriptor Data 2026


MeSH Heading
Kinetofragminophorea
Tree Number(s)
B01.043.185.375
Unique ID
D016799
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016799
Annotation
infection: coordinate IM with CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent
Scope Note
A class of ciliate protozoa. Prominent cytopharyngeal apparatus is characteristic of this class as is only a slight distinction between oral and somatic cilia.
Entry Term(s)
Suctoria
Registry Numbers
txid39462
Related Numbers
txid39462
Public MeSH Note
92; SUCTORIA was see CILIATA 1985-91, was heading 1963-84
Online Note
use CILIOPHORA to search SUCTORIA 1966-91
History Note
92; SUCTORIA was see CILIATA 1985-91, was heading 1963-84
Date Introduced
1992/01/01
Last Updated
2020/09/02
Kinetofragminophorea Preferred
Suctoria Narrower
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