Organisms

Hymenostomatida

An order of ciliate protozoa. Characteristics include a ventral oral area and a well-defined buccal cavity. It comprises three suborders: TETRAHYMENINA, Ophryoglenina, and PENICULINA.

National Library of MedicineMedical Subject Headings2026

Structured Summary

Abstract

An order of ciliate protozoa. Characteristics include a ventral oral area and a well-defined buccal cavity. It comprises three suborders: TETRAHYMENINA, Ophryoglenina, and PENICULINA.

MeSH Record

Classification

Broader headings

Narrower headings

Related Concepts

Knowledge Graph

Loading graph…

Drag nodes to rearrange; hover to trace links; click a node to open its page.

MeSH Record

Synonyms

1 entry terms
  • Hymenostomatidas

MeSH Record

Aspects Covered

17 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings chemistry, classification, cytology, drug effects, enzymology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, isolation & purification, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, pathogenicity, physiology, radiation effects, ultrastructure, virology.

MeSH Record

Indexing Annotation

infection: coordinate IM with CILIOPHORA INFECTIONS (IM); coordinate with specific protozoan terms (ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN, etc) if pertinent

MeSH Record

History Note

92

MeSH Hierarchy

Tree Number

  1. B01w.043w.185w.650w.375w

AMA Style

References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hymenostomatida. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016803. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016803
  2. Hymenostomatida. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hymenostome
  3. Hymenostomatida. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q25362081