Cryptosporidium
See also: cryptosporidium
Translingual
Cryptosporidium parvum
Etymology
From Cryptospora + -idium (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
Cryptosporidium n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease cryptosporidiasis.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myzozoa - subphylum; Apicomplexa - infraphylum; Conoidasida - class; Coccidia - subclass; Eucoccidiorida - order; Cryptosporidiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cryptosporidium parvum - selected species
Derived terms
- Cryptosporidiidae
References
Cryptosporidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cryptosporidium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cryptosporidium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cryptosporidium at National Center for Biotechnology Information