Rodentolepis
Translingual
Adults of Rodentolepis nana, also called Hymenolepis nana.
Etymology
New Latin, from New Latin rōdēns (“rodent”) + Ancient Greek λεπίς (lepís, “epithelial debris; eggshell”).
Proper noun
Rodentolepis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenolepididae – certain cyclophyllidean tapeworms.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Cestoda - infraclass; Cyclophyllidea - order; Hymenolepididae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Rodentolepis asymmetrica, Rodentolepis evaginata, Rodentolepis fraterna, Rodentolepis gnoskei, Rodentolepis nana, Rodentolepis straminea - selected species
References
Rodentolepis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies - Rodentolepis at National Center for Biotechnology Information