DeCS

Descriptor English:

Polyplacophora

Descriptor Spanish:

Poliplacóforos

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Polyplacophora
Entry term(s)	cucarachas de mar poliplacóforos quitones
Scope note:	Clase del filo MOLLUSCA constituida por moluscos marinos elongados y aplanados, conocidos como quitones. Son únicos por poseer una concha con siete u ocho placas separadas.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Poliplacóforos

Descriptor French:

Polyplacophora

Entry term(s):

Chitons
Polyplacophores

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.644.600

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D049916

Scope note:

A class in the phylum MOLLUSCA comprised of flattened, elongated marine mollusks, commonly called chitons. They are unique in that they possess seven or eight separate shell plates.

Allowable Qualifiers:

AH anatomie et histologie
CH composition chimique
CL classification
CY cytologie
DE effets des médicaments et des substances chimiques
EM embryologie
EN enzymologie
GD croissance et développement
GE génétique
IM immunologie
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

50436

Unique ID:

D049916

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Date Established:

2006/01/01

Date of Entry:

2005/06/30

Revision Date:

2009/07/06