| Descriptor English: | Lucilia Blowflies |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Moscas Lucilia |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Moscas-Varejeiras do Gênero Lucilia |
| Descriptor French: | Without translation |
| Entry term(s): |
Blowfly, Lucilia Bufolucilia Lucilia Blowfly Phaenicia |
| Tree number(s): |
B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.155.500 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000098544 |
| Scope note: | A genus of the family Calliphoridae in the order Diptera. Members include common green bottle fly whose maggots are used in MAGGOT THERAPY and sheep blowflies causing MYIASIS. Several member species are blowflies of interest to FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY. |
| 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: |
Diptera (1964-2024) |
| Public MeSH Note: | 2025 |
| History Note: | 2025 |
| DeCS ID: | 60853 |
| Unique ID: | D000098544 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 2025/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 2024/08/09 |
| Revision Date: | 2023/12/08 |
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Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Lucilia Blowflies
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| Concept UI |
M000766826 |
| Scope note | A genus of the family Calliphoridae in the order Diptera. Members include common green bottle fly whose maggots are used in MAGGOT THERAPY and sheep blowflies causing MYIASIS. Several member species are blowflies of interest to FORENSIC ENTOMOLOGY. |
| Preferred term | Lucilia Blowflies |
| Entry term(s) |
Blowfly, Lucilia Bufolucilia Lucilia Blowfly Phaenicia |
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