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Ceratophyllales
Ceratophyllales
Translingual
Proper noun
Ceratophyllales
- A taxonomic order within the class Magnoliopsida – rootless aquatic plants that resemble water lilies.
Hypernyms
- (order): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Viridiplantae - subkingdom; Streptophyta - infrakingdom; Embryophyta - superphylum; Tracheophyta - phylum; Spermatophytina - subphylum; Angiospermae - superclass; Magnoliopsida - class; Ceratophyllanae - superorder
Hyponyms
- (order): Ceratophyllaceae - the only family
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