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Eukaryota > Animals > Invertebrates > Helminths > Nematoda

Preferred term

Nematoda  

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  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Phasmidia
  • Secernentea

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; infection = NEMATODE INFECTIONS; coordinate with specific precoordinated helminth terms (ANTIGENS, HELMINTH, etc) if pertinent

Scope note

  • A phylum of unsegmented helminths with fundamental bilateral symmetry and secondary triradiate symmetry of the oral and esophageal structures. Many species are parasites.

History note

  • SIPUNCULIDA was heading 1980-84

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D009348

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