Poecilia

"Poecilia" 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 genus of livebearing cyprinodont fish comprising the guppy and molly. Some species are virtually all female and depend on sperm from other species to stimulate egg development. Poecilia is used in carcinogenicity studies as well as neurologic and physiologic research.

Descriptor ID

D011036

MeSH Number(s)

B01.050.150.900.493.850.280.680

Concept/Terms

Poecilia

Molly

Lebistes

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

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Chordata [B01.050.150]
Vertebrates [B01.050.150.900]
Fishes [B01.050.150.900.493]
Smegmamorpha [B01.050.150.900.493.850]
Cyprinodontiformes [B01.050.150.900.493.850.280]
Poecilia [B01.050.150.900.493.850.280.680]

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