diatoms - CISMeF

Preferred Label : diatoms;

MeSH definition : The common name for the phylum of microscopic unicellular STRAMENOPILES. Most are aquatic, being found in fresh, brackish, and salt water. Diatoms are noted for the symmetry and sculpturing of their siliceous cell walls. They account for 40% of PHYTOPLANKTON, but not all diatoms are planktonic.;

MeSH synonym : bacillariophyta; diatom; bacillariophytas;

Wikipedia link : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatom;

UNII : txid2836;

Details

Origin ID

D017377;

UMLS CUI

C0162769;

Allowable qualifiers
- chemistry [MeSH Qualifier]
- classification [MeSH Qualifier]
- cytology [MeSH Qualifier]
- drug effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- enzymology [MeSH Qualifier]
- genetics [MeSH Qualifier]
- growth and development [MeSH Qualifier]
- immunology [MeSH Qualifier]
- isolation and purification [MeSH Qualifier]
- metabolism [MeSH Qualifier]
- microbiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- parasitology [MeSH Qualifier]
- pathogenicity [MeSH Qualifier]
- physiology [MeSH Qualifier]
- radiation effects [MeSH Qualifier]
- ultrastructure [MeSH Qualifier]
- virology [MeSH Qualifier]
Automatic exact mappings (from CISMeF team)
- Diatom (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- Diatoms [DeCS]
- diatom, nos [SNOMED Notion]
Record concept(s)
- diatoms [MeSH concept]
Related MeSH Supplementary Concept(s)
- Ctenophora, diatoms [MeSH Supplementary Concept]
See also
- phytoplankton [MeSH Descriptor]
Semantic type(s)
- Eukaryote [UMLS semantic type]
UMLS correspondences (same concept)
- Diatom (organism) [SNOMED CT concept]
- diatom, nos [SNOMED Notion]

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