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Descriptor English: Phascolarctidae
Descriptor Spanish: Phascolarctidae
Descriptor Phascolarctidae
Entry term(s) Phascolarctos cinereus
koala
Scope note: Familia de marsupiales del orden Diprotodontia, naturales de Australia y que poseen colas rudimentarias. Sólo existe un género y especie viviente: Phascolarctos cinereus, el koala.
Descriptor Portuguese: Phascolarctidae
Descriptor French: Phascolarctidae
Entry term(s): Koala
Koalas
Phascolarctos cinereus
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.573.590
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048368
Scope note: A family of marsupials in the order Diprotodontia, native to Australia and possessing vestigial tails. There is a single living genus and species: Phascolarctos cinereus, the koala.
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Marsupialia (1967-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005
History Note: 2005
DeCS ID: 38479
Unique ID: D048368
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/07
Revision Date: 2009/07/06
Phascolarctidae - Preferred
Concept UI M0461298
Scope note A family of marsupials in the order Diprotodontia, native to Australia and possessing vestigial tails. There is a single living genus and species: Phascolarctos cinereus, the koala.
Preferred term Phascolarctidae
Phascolarctos cinereus - Narrower
Concept UI M0461299
Preferred term Phascolarctos cinereus
Entry term(s) Koala
Koalas



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