| Descriptor English: | Animals |
| Descriptor Spanish: | Animales |
| Descriptor Portuguese: | Animais |
| Descriptor French: | Animaux |
| Entry term(s): |
Animal Animalia Metazoa |
| Tree number(s): |
B01.050 |
| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000818 |
| Scope note: | Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. |
| Annotation: | NIM as check tag; Manual 18.7+; relation to /vet: Manual 19.8.81 |
| Public MeSH Note: | 2004 |
| History Note: | 2004 (1974); was check tag only (not a descriptor) 1974-2003 |
| DeCS ID: | 841 |
| Unique ID: | D000818 |
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents |
| Date Established: | 1976/01/01 |
| Date of Entry: | 1975/07/25 |
| Revision Date: | 2010/06/25 |
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ORGANISMS
Eukaryota [B01]Eukaryota
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Animals
- Preferred
Metazoa
- Related but not broader or narrower
| Concept UI |
M0001219 |
| Scope note | Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. |
| Preferred term | Animals |
| Entry term(s) |
Animal Animalia |
| Concept UI |
M0533412 |
| Scope note | A division of multicellular organisms that was a subkingdom under Animalia in the old five kingdom paradigm. |
| Preferred term | Metazoa |
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