Onchocercidae
Translingual
Etymology
From Onchocerca + -idae (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
Onchocercidae
- Certain nematodes, many causing filariasis in humans:
- A taxonomic family within the order Spirurida.
- A taxonomic family within the order Rhabditida.
Hypernyms
- (family in Spirurida): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Spirurida - order; Filarioidea - superfamily
- (family in Rhabditida): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Acanthocheilonema, Aproctella, Breinlia, Brugia, Cardiofilaria, Cercopithifilaria, Chandlerella, Cruorifilaria, Dipetalonema, Dirofilaria, Elaeophora, Eulimdana, Foleyella, Foleyellides, Icosiella, Litomosa, Litomosoides, Loa, Loxodontofilaria, Madathamugadia, Malayfilaria, Mansonella, Micipsella, Mononema, Neofoleyellides, Ochoterenella, Onchocerca, Oswaldofilaria, Pelecitus, Aproctella, Piratuba, Rumenfilaria, Sarconema, Splendidofilaria, Waltonella, Wuchereria, Yatesia - genera
References
Onchocercidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Onchocercidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Onchocercidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Onchocercidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521