Myxozoa

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Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μύξα (múxa, mucus) + ζῷα (zôia, animals).

Proper noun

Myxozoa

  1. A group of aquatic parasites
    1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia.
    2. A taxonomic subphylum within the phylum Cnidaria.[1]

Usage notes

  • Also treated as an unranked taxon within phylum Cnidaria

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References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 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. PMID 25923521, →DOI