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MeSH Heading: Ctenophora
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.325
Unique ID: D037302
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D037302
Scope Note: Phylum of marine colenterates characterized by eight comb rows of fused cilia on the body surface. In contrast to CNIDARIA they lack stinging cells, but they are voracious predators and possess sticky cells (colloblasts) for capturing prey. Most species are transparent and many exhibit bioluminescence.
Entry Term(s): Beroe; Comb Jellies; Ctenophores; Mnemiopsis; Sea Walnuts
Related Numbers: txid10199; txid27922
Previous Indexing: Cnidaria (1969-1997); Invertebrates (1970-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/02
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: M0412330
Related Numbers: txid10199; txid27922
Scope Note: Phylum of marine colenterates characterized by eight comb rows of fused cilia on the body surface. In contrast to CNIDARIA they lack stinging cells, but they are voracious predators and possess sticky cells (colloblasts) for capturing prey. Most species are transparent and many exhibit bioluminescence.
Terms: Ctenophora Preferred Term
Term UI T479382
Date01/25/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Comb Jellies
Term UI T479383
Date01/25/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Sea Walnuts
Term UI T479384
Date01/25/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Ctenophores
Term UI T479387
Date01/25/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

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