Limnoria
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Translingual
Etymology
limno- (“lake, pond”) + -oria f.
Proper noun
Limnoria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Limnoriidae – certain small crustaceans that are destructive of underwater wooden structures.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Malacostraca – class; Eumalacostraca – subclass; Peracarida – superorder; Isopoda – order; Scutocoxifera - clade; Limnoriidea - suborder; Limnoriidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Limnoria lignorum (gribble) - type species
References
Limnoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Limnoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Limnoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
