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Descriptor English: Fireflies
Descriptor Spanish: Luciérnagas
Descriptor luciérnagas
Entry term(s) Lampyridae
Scope note: La familia Lampyidae, que son ESCARABAJOS bioluminiscentes. Contienen LUCIFERINA DE LUCIÉRNAGA y LUCIFERASAS. La oxidación de la luciferina de luciérnaga da lugar a la luminiscencia.
Descriptor Portuguese: Vaga-Lumes
Descriptor French: Lucioles
Entry term(s): Firefly
Lampyridae
Luciola
Luciolas
Photinus
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.375.307
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D048888
Scope note: The family Lampyidae, which are bioluminescent BEETLES. They contain FIREFLY LUCIFERIN and LUCIFERASES. Oxidation of firefly luciferin results in luminescence.
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: Beetles (1965-2004)
Public MeSH Note: 2005; see BEETLES 1993-2004
History Note: 2005; use BEETLES 1993-2004
DeCS ID: 38495
Unique ID: D048888
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2005/01/01
Date of Entry: 2004/07/15
Revision Date: 2017/07/11
Fireflies - Preferred
Concept UI M0002280
Scope note The family Lampyidae, which are bioluminescent BEETLES. They contain FIREFLY LUCIFERIN and LUCIFERASES. Oxidation of firefly luciferin results in luminescence.
Preferred term Fireflies
Entry term(s) Firefly
Lampyridae
Photinus - Narrower
Concept UI M0462888
Preferred term Photinus
Luciola - Narrower
Concept UI M0462889
Preferred term Luciola
Entry term(s) Luciolas



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