Rhizocephala

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Proper noun

Rhizocephala

1. A taxonomic superorder within the class Maxillopoda – very many parasitic barnacles.

Hypernyms

• (superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class; Thecostraca - subclass; Cirripedia - infraclass

Hyponyms

• (superorder): Akentrogonida, Kentrogonida - orders

References

• Rhizocephala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhizocephala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Rhizocephala on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI