Toxoplasma
See also: toxoplasma
Translingual
Tachyzoites of Toxoplasma gondii
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek τόξον (tóxon, “bow”) + πλάσμα (plásma, “anything formed or molded”), referring to its bow-shaped form.
Proper noun
Toxoplasma n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sarcocystidae – parasitic chromists that cause disease in mammals, including humans, and birds.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myzozoa - subphylum; Apicomplexa - infraphylum; Conoidasida - class; Coccidia - subclass; Eucoccidiorida - order; Eimeriorina - suborder; Sarcocystidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Toxoplasma gondii - sole accepted species
Descendants
- ⇒ English: toxoplasmosis
References
Toxoplasma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Toxoplasma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Toxoplasma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Toxoplasma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Toxoplasma at World Register of Marine Species
- Toxoplasma at Encyclopedia of Life