Bdelloidea
Translingual
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Habrotrocha rosa (order Bdelloida)
Unidentified species of mite, family Bdellidae
Etymology
From Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) + -oidea.
Proper noun
Bdelloidea
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Eurotatoria – bdelloid rotifers (that resemble leeches).[1]
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Trombidiformes – various mites.
Hyponyms
References
- (subclass of rotifers):
Bdelloidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bdelloidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Bdelloidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- 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
- (superfamily of mites):
- Bdelloidea at the Tree of Life Web Project
Bdelloidea (mites) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Bdelloidea (Eupodina) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
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