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MeSH Heading: Scyphozoa
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.308.690
Unique ID: D037401
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D037401
Annotation: do not confuse the genus Aurelia with the species Paramecium aurelia
Scope Note: The class of true jellyfish, in the phylum CNIDARIA. They are mostly free-swimming marine organisms that go through five stages in their life cycle and exhibit two body forms: polyp and medusa.
Entry Term(s): Aurelia aurita; Chrysaora fuscescens; Jellyfish, Moon; Jellyfish, True; Moon Jelly; Moon Jellyfish; Sea Nettle, Pacific; Sea Nettle, West Coast
Related Numbers: txid6145; txid880219
Previous Indexing: Cnidaria (1971-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
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: M0412610
Scope Note: Species of the most widely recognized jellyfish; in the family Ulmaridae, order Semaeostomeae.
Terms: Aurelia aurita Preferred Term
Term UI T479744
Date01/29/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Moon Jelly
Term UI T479745
Date01/29/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Moon Jellyfish
Term UI T479746
Date01/29/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003); Jellyfish, Moon
Term UI T479747
Date01/29/2002
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2003)

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