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Parasitiformes
Parasitiformes
See also: parasitiformes
Translingual
Proper noun
Parasitiformes
- A taxonomic superorder within the class Arachnida – the ticks and mites.
Hypernyms
- (superorder): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Chelicerata - subphylum; Arachnida - class
Hyponyms
- (superorder): Holothyrida, Ixodida, Mesostigmata, Opilioacarida - 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