Aspidogastrea

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Translingual

Etymology

From neuter plural of New Latin aspidogastreus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) +‎ Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) +‎ Latin -eus (adjectival suffix).

Proper noun

Aspidogastrea

A taxonomic subclass within the class Trematoda – several endoparasitic worms having strong ventral holdfasts.

Hypernyms

(subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Trematoda – class

Hyponyms

(subclass): Aspidogastrida, Stichocotylida - orders
- Aspidogastridae, Multicalycidae, Rugogastridae, Stichocotylidae - families

References

Aspidogastrea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aspidogastrea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Aspidogastrea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Aspidogastrea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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