DeCS

Descriptor English:

Tardigrada

Descriptor Spanish:

Tardigrada

Spanish from Spain

Descriptor	Tardigrada
Entry term(s)	Eutardigrada Hypsibiidae Hypsibiinae Hypsibius Hypsibius dujardini Hypsibius exemplaris oso de agua osos de agua tardígrado tardígrados
Scope note:	Filo de invertebrados ecdisozoos microscópicos, estrechamente relacionados con los ARTRÓPODOS. Sus miembros presentan anabiosis y criptobiosis, estados durmientes de actividad reducida o nula, lo que les hace tolerantes a condiciones ambientales extremas. Están mundialmente distribuidos y la mayoría son semiacuáticos.

Descriptor Portuguese:

Tardígrados

Descriptor French:

Tardigrada

Entry term(s):

Oursons d'eau
Tardigrades

Tree number(s):

B01.050.500.901

RDF Unique Identifier:

https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D058467

Scope note:

A phylum of microscopic ecdysozoan invertebrates, closely related to ARTHROPODS. Members exhibit anabiosis and cryptobiosis, dormant states where metabolic activity is reduced or absent, thus making them tolerant to extreme environmental conditions. They are distributed worldwide and most are semi-aquatic.

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
IP isolement et purification
ME métabolisme
MI microbiologie
PH physiologie
PS parasitologie
PY pathogénicité
RE effets des radiations
UL ultrastructure
VI virologie

DeCS ID:

53881

Unique ID:

D058467

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Date Established:

2011/01/01

Date of Entry:

2010/06/25

Revision Date:

2018/06/29