Sappinia

Translingual

Etymology

Named after French mycologist Sappin-Trouffy +‎ -ia (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Sappinia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the order Thecamoebida – certain amoebae.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Sarcomastigota – subkingdom; Amoebozoa – phylum; Lobosa – subphylum; Discosea – class; Longamoebia - subclass; Thecamoebida - order

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sappinia diploidea, Sappinia pedata, Sappinia platani - selected species

References

• Sappinia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• 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