Blastocystis

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “shoot, bud, germ”) +‎ κύστις (kústis, “bladder, pouch”).

Proper noun

Blastocystis f

1. A taxonomic genus within the kingdom Chromista – commensal yeasts common in human feces and a frequent source of confusion in fecal examinations for the detection of pathogenic protozoans.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Chromista): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylym; Bigyra – phylum; Opalinea – class; Opalinida – order; Blastocystidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Blastocystis enterocola - type species; Blastocystis cycluri, Blastocystis geocheloni, Blastocystis hominis, Blastocystis lapemi, Blastocystis pythoni, Blastocystis ratti - selected other species

Derived terms

• Blastocystidae

 

References

• Blastocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Blastocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Blastocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Blastocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Blastocystis at World Register of Marine Species
• Blastocystis at MycoBank
• Blastocystis at AlgaeBase
• “Blastocystis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.