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Scyphozoa MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Scyphozoa
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.500.308.690
Unique ID
D037401
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D037401
Annotation
do not confuse the genus Aurelia with the species Paramecium aurelia
Scope Note
The class of true jellyfish, in the phylum CNIDARIA. They are mostly free-swimming marine organisms that go through five stages in their life cycle and exhibit two body forms: polyp and medusa.
Entry Term(s)
Aurelia aurita
Chrysaora fuscescens
Jellyfish, Moon
Jellyfish, True
Moon Jelly
Moon Jellyfish
Sea Nettle, Pacific
Sea Nettle, West Coast
Registry Numbers
txid6142
txid880219
txid6145
Related Numbers
txid6145
txid880219
Previous Indexing
Cnidaria (1971-2002)
Public MeSH Note
2003
History Note
2003
Date Established
2003/01/01
Date of Entry
2002/07/03
Revision Date
2020/08/13
Scyphozoa Preferred
Sea Nettle, West Coast Narrower
Aurelia aurita Narrower
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