Myxozoa

See also: myxozoa

Translingual

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Myxozoa

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

Synonyms

(group of aquatic parasites): Cnidospora - subphylum; Myxosporea - class; Myxosporidia - phylum

Hypernyms

(subphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum[1]

Hyponyms

(subphylum): Malacosporea, Myxosporea - classes[1]

References

Myxozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Myxozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Myxozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Myxozoa at World Register of Marine Species
Myxozoa on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Myxozoa at the Tree of Life Web Project
Myxozoa at Encyclopedia of Life
Myxozoa at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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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