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MeSH Heading: Larva
Tree Number(s): B05.500.500; G07.345.500.550.500.500
Unique ID: D007814
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D007814
Annotation: only for metamorphosing animals; do not use /‌embryol with reference to larvae; maggot is the larval form of a fly
Scope Note: Wormlike or grublike stage, following the egg in the life cycle of insects, worms, and other metamorphosing animals.
Entry Term(s): Caterpillar; Caterpillars; Larvae; Maggot; Maggots; Tadpole; Tadpoles
Previous Indexing: Insects (1966-1969); Metamorphosis, Biological (1966-1969)
See Also: Imaginal Discs
Public MeSH Note: 74
History Note: 74(70)
Date Introduced: 1974/01/01
Last Updated: 2026/01/01

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

enzymology (EN)

genetics (GE)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Larva MeSH Descriptor Data 2026