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Planarians MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Planarians
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.500.736.847.610
Unique ID
D010932
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D010932
Annotation
non-parasitic flatworms used in regeneration experiments
Scope Note
Nonparasitic free-living flatworms of the class Turbellaria. The most common genera are Dugesia, formerly Planaria, which lives in water, and Bipalium, which lives on land. Geoplana occurs in South America and California.
Entry Term(s)
Dugesia
Registry Numbers
txid6160
Related Numbers
txid6160
Public MeSH Note
91; was see under TURBELLARIA 1975-90
Online Note
search TURBELLARIA 1966-74
History Note
91(75); was see under TURBELLARIA 1975-90
Date Established
1991/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2020/09/02
Planarians Preferred
Dugesia Narrower
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