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MeSH Heading: Cladocera
Tree Number(s): B01.050.500.131.365.150
Unique ID: D033361
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D033361
Scope Note: A suborder of CRUSTACEA, order Diplostraca, comprising the water fleas. They are benthic filter feeders that consume PHYTOPLANKTON. The body is laterally compressed and enclosed in a bivalved carapace, from which the head extends.
Entry Term(s): Cladocerans; Water Flea
Previous Indexing: Crustacea (1968-2002)
Public MeSH Note: 2003
History Note: 2003
Date Established: 2003/01/01
Date of Entry: 2002/07/03
Revision Date: 2023/04/05

Allowable Qualifiers: anatomy & histology (AH)

chemistry (CH)

classification (CL)

cytology (CY)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

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)

Cladocera MeSH Descriptor Data 2024