| Descriptor in English: | Platyhelminths |
| Descriptor in Spanish: | Platelmintos |
| Descriptor in Portuguese: | Platelmintos |
| Descriptor in French: | Plathelminthes |
| Entry term(s): |
Flatworm Flatworms Platyhelminth |
| Tree number(s): |
B01.050.500.500.736 |
| Scope note: | A phylum of acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical flatworms, without a definite anus. It includes three classes: Cestoda, Turbellaria, and Trematoda. |
| Annotation: | infection = CESTODE INFECTIONS or TREMATODE INFECTIONS; for antigens, coord with ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, for antibodies, coord with ANTIBODIES, HELMINTH |
| 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 IP isolation & purification ME metabolism MI microbiology PH physiology PS parasitology PY pathogenicity RE radiation effects UL ultrastructure VI virology |
| History Note: | 65 |
| DeCS UI: | 11414 |
| Descriptor UI: | D010986 |
| Date Established: | 1965/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 |
| Revision Date: | 2009/07/06 |
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Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Platyhelminths
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| Concept UI |
M0017028 |
| Scope note | A phylum of acoelomate, bilaterally symmetrical flatworms, without a definite anus. It includes three classes: Cestoda, Turbellaria, and Trematoda. |
| Preferred term | Platyhelminths |
| Entry term(s) |
Flatworm Flatworms Platyhelminth |
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