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Descriptor English: Hydrozoa
Descriptor Spanish: Hidrozoos
Descriptor Hydrozoa
Entry term(s) carabela portuguesa
hidromedusas
hidrozoos
Scope note: Clase del filo CNIDARIA en la que alternan la forma de pólipo y de medusa durante su ciclo vital. Hay más de 2.700 especies distribuidas en cinco órdenes.
Descriptor Portuguese: Hidrozoários
Descriptor French: Hydrozoa
Entry term(s): Hydrozoan
Hydrozoans
Hydrozoas
Liriope tetraphylla
Liriope tetraphyllas
Man-of-War, Portuguese
Man-of-Wars, Portuguese
Physalia
Physalia physali
Physalia physalis
Physalias
Portuguese Man of War
Portuguese Man-of-War
Portuguese Man-of-Wars
physali, Physalia
tetraphyllas, Liriope
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.308.485
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D037402
Scope note: A class in the phylum CNIDARIA which alternates between polyp and medusa forms during their life cycle. There are over 2700 species in five orders.
Annotation: do not confuse entry term LIRIOPE TETRAPHYLLA with LIRIOPE PLANT
Allowable Qualifiers: AH anatomy & histology
CH chemistry
CL classification
CY cytology
DE drug effects
EM embryology
EN enzymology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cnidaria (1986-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003; see HYDRA 1997-2000, see CNIDARIA 2001-2002; for PHYSALIA & PORTUGESE MAN-OF-WAR see JELLYFISH 1998-2002
History Note: 2003; use HYDRA 1997-2000, use CNIDARIA 2001-2002; for PHYSALIA & PORTUGESE MAN-OF-WAR use CNIDARIA 1998-2002
Related: Physalia pelagica DeCS
DeCS ID: 36560
Unique ID: D037402
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2016/06/28
Hydrozoa - Preferred
Concept UI M0010675
Scope note A class in the phylum CNIDARIA which alternates between polyp and medusa forms during their life cycle. There are over 2700 species in five orders.
Preferred term Hydrozoa
Entry term(s) Hydrozoan
Hydrozoans
Hydrozoas
Portuguese Man-of-War - Narrower
Concept UI M0412730
Preferred term Portuguese Man-of-War
Entry term(s) Man-of-War, Portuguese
Man-of-Wars, Portuguese
Physalia physali
Physalia physalis
Portuguese Man of War
Portuguese Man-of-Wars
physali, Physalia
Liriope tetraphylla - Narrower
Concept UI M0397372
Scope note A species of hydrozoan sea organism, not to be confused with LIRIOPE PLANT.
Preferred term Liriope tetraphylla
Entry term(s) Liriope tetraphyllas
tetraphyllas, Liriope
Physalia - Narrower
Concept UI M0011849
Preferred term Physalia
Entry term(s) Physalias



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