Plagiorchis
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πλάγῐος (plágios, “placed sideways, athwart”) + ὄρχῐς (órkhis, “testicle”).
Proper noun
Plagiorchis
- A taxonomic genus within the family Plagiorchiidae – digenetic trematodes including parasites of the oviducts or intestine of various wild and domesticated birds and of the intestine of mammals.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Trematoda - infraclass; Plagiorchiida - order; Xiphidiata - suborder; Plagiorchioidea - superfamily; Plagiorchiidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Plagiorchis vespertilionis - type species
Derived terms
- Plagiorchiata
- Plagiorchiida
- Plagiorchiidae
- Plagiorchioidea
References
Plagiorchis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Plagiorchis at Encyclopedia of Life
- Plagiorchis at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Plagiorchis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Plagiorchis at World Register of Marine Species