Organisms

Rhizaria

A large supergroup of mostly amoeboid EUKARYOTES whose three main subgroups are CERCOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; and HAPLOSPORIDA. Nearly all of the species possess MITOCHONDRIA and historically many were considered ANIMALS.

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A large supergroup of mostly amoeboid EUKARYOTES whose three main subgroups are CERCOZOA; FORAMINIFERA; and HAPLOSPORIDA. Nearly all of the species possess MITOCHONDRIA and historically many were considered ANIMALS.

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

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2010

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  1. B01w.680w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Rhizaria. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056901. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056901
  2. Rhizaria. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhizaria
  3. Rhizaria. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q855740