Branchiura
Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Branchiura
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda – the fish lice.
Hypernyms
- (subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class[1]
Hyponyms
- (subclass): Arguloida - the only order[1]
Coordinate terms
- (subclass in Maxillopoda): Copepoda, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca[1]
References
- Branchiura on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Branchiura on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Branchiura on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521