Diaptomus
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[edit]Etymology
[edit]New Latin, probably from Ancient Greek διάπτωμα (diáptōma, “stumble, slip; error; failure”) + -us (taxonomic suffix).
Proper noun
[edit]Diaptomus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Diaptomidae – widely distributed freshwater copepods including some which serve as intermediate hosts for the fish tapeworm of humans.
Hypernyms
[edit]- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Multicrustacea – superclass; Hexanauplia – class ; Copepoda – subclass; Neocopepoda – infraclass; Gymnoplea – superorder; Calanoida – order ; Diaptomidae – family
Hyponyms
[edit]- (genus): Diaptomus rostripes - species