| Descriptor English: | Hydrozoa | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | Hidrozoos 
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| 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
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| 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 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                        Liriope tetraphylla                                            
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                | 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 | 
| 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 | 
| 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 | 
| Concept UI | M0011849 | 
| Preferred term | Physalia | 
| Entry term(s) | Physalias | 
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