Chironomidae

"Chironomidae" 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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A family of nonbiting midges, in the order DIPTERA. Salivary glands of the genus Chironomus are used in studies of cellular genetics and biochemistry.

Descriptor ID	D002683
MeSH Number(s)	B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.750
Concept/Terms	Chironomidae Chironomidae Midges, Nonbiting Midge, Nonbiting Nonbiting Midge Nonbiting Midges Chironomus Chironomus

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Chironomidae".

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]
Diptera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750]
Nematocera [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712]
Culicomorpha [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500]
Chironomidae [B01.050.500.131.617.720.500.500.750.712.500.750]

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