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MeSH Heading: Tardigrada
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.901
Unique ID: D058467
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058467
Scope Note: A phylum of microscopic ecdysozoan invertebrates, closely related to ARTHROPODS. Members exhibit anabiosis and cryptobiosis, dormant states where metabolic activity is reduced or absent, thus making them tolerant to extreme environmental conditions. They are distributed worldwide and most are semi-aquatic.
Entry Term(s): Eutardigrada; Hypsibiidae; Hypsibiinae; Hypsibius; Hypsibius dujardini; Hypsibius exemplaris; Tartigrades; Water Bears
Related Numbers: txid2072580; txid232323; txid42242; txid58669; txid58670
Previous Indexing: Arthropods (1967-1996); Invertebrates (1973-2010)
Public MeSH Note: 2011
History Note: 2011
Date Established: 2011/01/01
Date of Entry: 2010/06/25
Revision Date: 2020/09/02

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)

isolation & purification (IP)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M0542570
Related Numbers: txid2072580; txid232323; txid42242; txid58669; txid58670
Scope Note: A phylum of microscopic ecdysozoan invertebrates, closely related to ARTHROPODS. Members exhibit anabiosis and cryptobiosis, dormant states where metabolic activity is reduced or absent, thus making them tolerant to extreme environmental conditions. They are distributed worldwide and most are semi-aquatic.
Terms: Tardigrada Preferred Term
Term UI T763915
Date01/11/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Tartigrades
Term UI T763917
Date01/11/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011); Water Bears
Term UI T763916
Date01/11/2010
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2011)

Tardigrada MeSH Descriptor Data 2025