Translingual

Proper noun

Myxozoa

1. 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

1. 1 2 3 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

English

Noun

myxozoa

1. Any aquatic parasite of the subphylum Myxozoa