Wuchereria
Translingual
Microfilaria of Wuchereria bancrofti
Etymology
Named after Brazilian physician and naturalist Otto Edward Henry Wucherer + -ia.
Proper noun
Wuchereria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – parasitic roundworms.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily; Onchocercidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Wuchereria bancrofti, Wuchereria kalimantani - species
References
Wuchereria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Wuchereria at National Center for Biotechnology Information