Anoplura

"Anoplura" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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An order of insects comprising the sucking lice, which are blood-sucking ectoparasites of mammals. Recognized families include: Echinphthiriidae, Haematopinidae, and Pediculidae. The latter contains the medically important genera affecting humans: PEDICULUS and PHTHIRUS.

Descriptor ID	D000854
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.690.060
Concept/Terms	Anoplura Anoplura Anopluras Sucking Lice Lice, Sucking Lices, Sucking Sucking Lices Sucking Louse Louse, Sucking Louses, Sucking Sucking Louses Polyplax Polyplax Polyplaxs Hoplopleura Hoplopleura Hoplopleuras Linognathus Linognathus Solenopotes Solenopotes Solenopote Haematopinus Haematopinus

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Organisms [B]
Eukaryota [B01]
Animals [B01.050]
Invertebrates [B01.050.500]
Arthropods [B01.050.500.131]
Insecta [B01.050.500.131.617]
Phthiraptera [B01.050.500.131.617.690]
Anoplura [B01.050.500.131.617.690.060]

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