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Webster 1913 Edition
Rhizocephala
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Rhiˊzo-ceph′a-la
,Noun.
pl.
[NL., fr. Gr. [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] root + [GREEK][GREEK][GREEK] head.]
(Zool.)
A division of Pectostraca including saclike parasites of Crustacea. They adhere by rootlike extensions of the head. See Illusration in Appendix.
Definition 2024
Rhizocephala
Rhizocephala
Translingual
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