Micrognathozoa

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek μικρός (mikrós, “small”) + γνάθος (gnáthos, “jaw”) + ζῷα (zôia, “animals”).

Proper noun

Micrognathozoa

Microscopic animals related to the rotifers and gnathostomulids
1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Animalia.^[1]
2. A taxonomic class within the phylum Micrognathozoa.^[1]

Hypernyms

(class): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Micrognathozoa - phylum^[1]

Hyponyms

(class): Limnognathida - sole order^[1]

References

1 2 3 4 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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

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