Rhizocephala

Translingual

Etymology

Proper noun

Rhizocephala

A taxonomic superorder within the infraclass Cirripedia – very many parasitic barnacles.

Hypernyms

(superorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class; Thecostraca - subclass; Cirripedia - infraclass

Hyponyms

(superorder): Akentrogonida, Kentrogonida - orders

References

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

Further reading

Rhizocephala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhizocephala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Rhizocephala on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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