Ammophila
Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἄμμος (ámmos, “sand”) + φίλος (phílos, “friendly”)
Proper noun
[edit]Ammophila f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Poaceae – many beachgrasses.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Sphecidae – some sand wasps and others.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (beachgrass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots, commelinids – clades; Poales – order; Poaceae – family; BOP clade - clade; Pooideae - subfamily; Aveneae - tribe
- (sand wasp): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Hymenoptera – order; Apocrita – suborder; Apoidea – superfamily; Sphecidae – family; Ammophilini - tribe
Hyponyms
[edit]- (beachgrass): Ammophila arenaria, European marram grass, marram, European beachgrass, native to coasts of Europe (north to Iceland) and northwest Africa - type species; Ammophila baltica, now been identified as a natural hybrid, in nothogenus × Calammophila, between Ammophila arenaria and Calamagrostis epigeios. The hybrid occurs in parts of northern Europe, mainly from the Baltic Sea west to eastern England; Ammophila breviligulata, American marram grass, American beachgrass, native to coasts of eastern North America, including the shores of the Great Lakes; Ammophila champlainensis, Ammophila breviligulata champlainensis, Champlain beachgrass, native to shores of Lake Ontario and Lake Champlain.
- (sand wasp): For the numerous species see
Ammophila (Sphecidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
References
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Ammophila (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia - Ammophila (Poaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Ammophila on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Ammophila at USDA Plants database
- Ammophila at The Plant List
- Ammophila (wasp) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Ammophila (Sphecidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Ammophila (Sphecidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
