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Descriptor English: Afrotheria
Descriptor Spanish: Afrotheria
Descriptor Afrotheria
Entry term(s) Chrysochloridae
Macroscelidea
afroterios
mamíferos afroterianos
musarañas elefante
topos dorados
Scope note: Superorden de mamíferos placentarios que comprende ELEFANTES, manatíes, DUGONES, sirenios, DAMANES, AARDVARKS, musarañas elefante (Macroscelidea), tenrecs y topos dorados (Chrysochloridae). Generalmente clasificados según la secuencia de ADN, los mamíferos afroterianos tienen una morfología diversa, pero comparten algunas características anatómicas comunes (por ejemplo, aspecto de ALANTOIDES tetralobar y hocico largo y móvil).
Descriptor Portuguese: Afrotheria
Descriptor French: Afrotheria
Entry term(s): Afrotheres
Afrotherian Mammal
Afrotherian Mammals
Chrysochloridae
Elephant Shrew
Elephant Shrews
Golden Mole
Golden Moles
Macroscelidea
Mammal, Afrotherian
Mole, Golden
Shrew, Elephant
Tree number(s): B01.050.150.900.649.313.250
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000091122
Scope note: A placental mammal superorder that contains ELEPHANTS; MANATEES; DUGONGS; SIRENIANS; HYRAXES; AARDVARKS; elephant shrews (Macroscelidea); TENRECS; Golden moles (Chrysochloridae). Largely classified based on DNA sequence afrotherian mammals are diverse in morphology but share some common anatomical features (e.g., appearance of four‐lobed ALLANTOIS and long and mobile snout).
Allowable Qualifiers: AB abnormalities
AH anatomy & histology
BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CL classification
EM embryology
GD growth & development
GE genetics
IM immunology
IN injuries
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
SU surgery
UR urine
VI virology
Registry Number: txid311790
Previous Indexing: Eutheria (1999-2021)
Public MeSH Note: 2022
History Note: 2022
DeCS ID: 59839
Unique ID: D000091122
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2022/01/01
Date of Entry: 2021/07/09
Revision Date: 2021/06/30
Afrotheria - Preferred
Concept UI M000747887
Scope note A placental mammal superorder that contains ELEPHANTS; MANATEES; DUGONGS; SIRENIANS; HYRAXES; AARDVARKS; elephant shrews (Macroscelidea); TENRECS; Golden moles (Chrysochloridae). Largely classified based on DNA sequence afrotherian mammals are diverse in morphology but share some common anatomical features (e.g., appearance of four‐lobed ALLANTOIS and long and mobile snout).
Preferred term Afrotheria
Entry term(s) Afrotheres
Afrotherian Mammal
Afrotherian Mammals
Mammal, Afrotherian
Chrysochloridae - Narrower
Concept UI M000747891
Preferred term Chrysochloridae
Entry term(s) Golden Mole
Golden Moles
Mole, Golden
Macroscelidea - Narrower
Concept UI M000747890
Preferred term Macroscelidea
Entry term(s) Elephant Shrew
Elephant Shrews
Shrew, Elephant



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