Lernaea
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Translingual
Etymology
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Proper noun
Lernaea f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Lernaeidae – certain anchor worms, parasitic on freshwater fishes.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Maxillopoda – class; Copepoda – subclass; Neocopepoda – infraclass; Podoplea – superorder; Cyclopoida – order; Lernaeidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Lernaea cyprinacea - type species
References
Lernaea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Lernaea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Lernaea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Lernaea at World Register of Marine Species
