Hexamitidae

Translingual

Etymology

Hexamita +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Hexamitidae

A taxonomic family within the order Diplomonadida – certain flagellates that are intestinal parasites of invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, bilaterally symmetrical and somewhat oval in shape, with two nuclei.

Hypernyms

(family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Excavata - infrakingdom; Metamonada - phylum; Eopharyngea - class; Diplomonadida - order

Hyponyms

(family): Giardiinae (Giardia, Octomitus - genera in subfamily Giardiinae); Hexamitinae (Hexamita, Spironucleus, Trepomonas - genera in subfamily Hexamitinae)

References

Diplomonadida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Diplomonadida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Hexamitidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Hexamitidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Hexamitidae at Encyclopedia of Life
Hexamitidae on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Hexamitidae at World Register of Marine Species

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