Organisms

Oligohymenophorea

A class of ciliate protozoa. Characteristics include the presence of a well developed oral apparatus and oral cilia being clearly distinct from somatic cilia.

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Abstract

A class of ciliate protozoa. Characteristics include the presence of a well developed oral apparatus and oral cilia being clearly distinct from somatic cilia.

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  • Oligohymenophoreas

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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.

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Indexing Annotation

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

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

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QW 220

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Oligohymenophorea. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016802. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016802
  2. Oligohymenophorea. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligohymenophorea
  3. Oligohymenophorea. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3113733