Cladocera

"Cladocera" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

MeSH information

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A suborder of CRUSTACEA, order Diplostraca, comprising the water fleas. They are benthic filter feeders that consume PHYTOPLANKTON. The body is laterally compressed and enclosed in a bivalved carapace, from which the head extends.

Descriptor ID

D033361

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.131.365.150

Concept/Terms

Cladocera

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cladocera".

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Crustacea [B01.050.500.131.365]
Cladocera [B01.050.500.131.365.150]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "Cladocera".

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cladocera".

Cladocera
Daphnia

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