Aspidogastrea

Translingual

Etymology

From neuter plural of New Latin aspidogastreus, from Ancient Greek ἀσπίς (aspís, “shield”) +‎ Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “paunch, belly”) +‎ Latin -eus (adjectival suffix).

Proper noun

Aspidogastrea

1. A taxonomic subclass within the class Trematoda – several endoparasitic worms having strong ventral holdfasts.

Hypernyms

• (subclass): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Platyhelminthes – phylum; Trematoda – class

Hyponyms

• (subclass): Aspidogastrida, Stichocotylida - orders
  • Aspidogastridae, Multicalycidae, Rugogastridae, Stichocotylidae - families

References

• Aspidogastrea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Aspidogastrea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Aspidogastrea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Aspidogastrea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.