Xenus

Xenus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Xenus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Scolopacidae – the Terek sandpiper of north central Eurasia.
2. A taxonomic genus within the order Pyrenulales – a fungus.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Scolopacidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata - subphylum; Gnathostomata - infraphylum; Reptilia - class; Aves - subclass; Neognathae - infraclass; Neoaves - superorder; Charadriiformes - order; Charadrii - suborder; Scolopacidae - family
• (genus in Pyrenulales): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Eurotiomycetes - class; Chaetothyriomycetidae - subclass; Pyrenulales - order

Hyponyms

• (genus in Scolopacidae): Xenus cinereus - sole accepted species
• (genus in Pyrenulales): Xenus lithophylli - sole accepted species

References

• Terek sandpiper on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Pyrenulales on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Xenus (Scolopacidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Xenus (Pyrenulales) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Xenus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Pyrenulales on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Xenus at MycoBank
• Gill, F. and Wright, M. (2006) Birds of the World: Recommended English Names, Princeton University Press, →ISBN