Echinostomatidae

"Echinostomatidae" 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 family of flukes (TREMATODA) characterized by a collar of spines at their anterior end. The body is elongated and is covered with spines, and the two suckers are usually close together. (Noble et al., Parasitology: the Biology of Animal Parasites, 6th ed, p183)

Descriptor ID

D004450

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.500.500.736.715.360

Concept/Terms

Echinostomatidae

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

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Helminths [B01.050.500.500]
Platyhelminths [B01.050.500.500.736]
Trematoda [B01.050.500.500.736.715]
Echinostomatidae [B01.050.500.500.736.715.360]

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

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

Echinostomatidae
Echinostoma

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