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Descriptor English: Daphnia magna
Descriptor Spanish: Daphnia magna
Descriptor Daphnia magna
Scope note: Pulga de agua dulce relativamente grande con un característico CAPARAZÓN transparente de quitina que se extiende hasta los escudos de la cabeza. Se encuentra en charcas entre rocas, estanques y lagos efímeros. Daphnia magna es un sistema modelo para diversos estudios ecológicos, ecotoxicológicos y biomédicos.
Descriptor Portuguese: Daphnia magna
Descriptor French: Daphnia magna
Tree number(s): B01.050.500.131.365.150.200.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096602
Scope note: A relatively large freshwater water flea with characteristic transparent chitin CARAPACE that extends into the head shields. It is found both in ephemeral rock pools, ponds and lakes. Daphnia magna is a model system for various ecological, ecotoxicological and biomedical studies.
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
IP isolation & purification
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
PH physiology
PS parasitology
PY pathogenicity
RE radiation effects
UL ultrastructure
VI virology
Registry Number: txid35525
Previous Indexing: Daphnia (1972-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60496
Unique ID: D000096602
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/04/05
Daphnia magna - Preferred
Concept UI M000762427
Scope note A relatively large freshwater water flea with characteristic transparent chitin CARAPACE that extends into the head shields. It is found both in ephemeral rock pools, ponds and lakes. Daphnia magna is a model system for various ecological, ecotoxicological and biomedical studies.
Preferred term Daphnia magna



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