Monogenea

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Monogenea

1. One-host flukes, ectoparasites of fish.
   1. A taxonomic class within the phylum Platyhelminthes.
   2. A taxonomic subclass within the phylum Platyhelminthes.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (class): Monopisthocotylea, Polyopisthocotylea
  • Capsalidia, Chimaericolidea, Dactylogyridea, Diclybothriidea, Gyrodactylidea, Mazocraeidea, Monocotylidea, Montchadskyellidea, Polystomatidea - orders

Coordinate terms

• (class): Cestoda (tapeworms), Trematoda (parasitic flatworms, flukes)

References

• Monogenea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Monogenea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Monogenea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons