Organisms

Polychaeta

A class of marine annelids including sandworms, tube worms, clamworms, and fire worms. It includes also the genus Myxicola infundibulum.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A class of marine annelids including sandworms, tube worms, clamworms, and fire worms. It includes also the genus Myxicola infundibulum.

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Synonyms

3 entry terms
  • Polychaetas
  • Myxicola
  • Myxicolas

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings anatomy & histology, chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, embryology, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

marine worms; /microbiol /parasitol /virol permitted

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History Note

75

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Previous Indexing

  • Annelida (1966-1974)

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  1. B01w.050w.500w.091w.700w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Polychaeta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D011077. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D011077
  2. Polychaeta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polychaete
  3. Polychaeta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q18952