Pentastomida

"Pentastomida" 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 subclass of CRUSTACEA comprising the tongue worms which are obligatory parasites of reptiles, birds, and mammals including humans.

Descriptor ID	D057078
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.365.640
Concept/Terms	Pentastomida Pentastomida Pentastomidas Tongue Worms Tongue Worm Worm, Tongue Worms, Tongue Linguatula serrata Linguatula serrata

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

Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Crustacea [B01.050.500.131.365]
Pentastomida [B01.050.500.131.365.640]

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

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