Fireflies

"Fireflies" 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.

MeSH information

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The family Lampyidae, which are bioluminescent BEETLES. They contain FIREFLY LUCIFERIN and LUCIFERASES. Oxidation of firefly luciferin results in luminescence.

Descriptor ID	D048888
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.375.307
Concept/Terms	Fireflies Fireflies Firefly Lampyridae Photinus Photinus Luciola Luciola Luciolas

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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]
Pterygota [B01.050.500.131.617.720]
Neoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500]
Holometabola [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500]
Coleoptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.375]
Fireflies [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.375.307]

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