"Hydrozoa" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
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A class in the phylum CNIDARIA which alternates between polyp and medusa forms during their life cycle. There are over 2700 species in five orders.
| Descriptor ID |
D037402
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B01.050.500.308.485
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| Concept/Terms |
Hydrozoa- Hydrozoa
- Hydrozoas
- Hydrozoans
- Hydrozoan
Portuguese Man-of-War- Portuguese Man-of-War
- Man-of-War, Portuguese
- Man-of-Wars, Portuguese
- Portuguese Man of War
- Portuguese Man-of-Wars
- Physalia physalis
- Physalia physali
- physali, Physalia
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