Organisms

Oligochaeta

A class of annelid worms with few setae per segment. It includes the earthworms such as Lumbricus and Eisenia.

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Structured Summary

Abstract

A class of annelid worms with few setae per segment. It includes the earthworms such as Lumbricus and Eisenia.

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Synonyms

16 entry terms
  • Oligochaetas
  • Earthworms
  • Eisenia fetida
  • Eisenia foetida
  • Eisenia worm
  • Lumbricus
  • Lumbricus terrestris
  • Earthworm
  • Eisenia fetidas
  • Eisenia foetidas
  • Eisenia worms
  • Lumbricus terrestri
  • fetida, Eisenia
  • foetidas, Eisenia
  • terrestris, Lumbricus
  • worm, Eisenia

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Aspects Covered

18 allowable subheadings

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

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History Note

79(75); was see under ANNELIDA 1969-78; EARTHWORMS was heading 1972-78

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Previous Indexing

  • Annelida (1966-1974)

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Tree Number

  1. B01w.050w.500w.091w.657w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Oligochaeta. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D009835. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D009835
  2. Oligochaeta. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligochaeta
  3. Oligochaeta. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q193006