Organisms

Sarcophagidae

Family of flies in the order DIPTERA, commonly known as flesh flies. They lay their eggs in dead or decaying matter or open wounds.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

Family of flies in the order DIPTERA, commonly known as flesh flies. They lay their eggs in dead or decaying matter or open wounds.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Flesh Flies
  • Flesh Fly
  • Fleshfly
  • Fleshflies
  • Flies, Flesh
  • Fly, Flesh
  • Sarcophaga

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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

for killing Sarcophagidae with insecticides, see note at INSECTICIDES

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Diptera (1964-2010)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.500w.131w.617w.720w.500w.500w.750w.797w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Sarcophagidae. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D058493. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D058493
  2. Sarcophagidae. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flesh_fly
  3. Sarcophagidae. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q978302