Scyphidium

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek σκύφος (skúphos, “cup”) + -idium.

Proper noun

Scyphidium n

1. A genus of ciliate infusorians.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Rossellidae – certain glass sponges.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Rosellidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Porifera – phylum; Hexactinellida - class; Hexasterophora - subclass; Lyssacinosida - order; Rossellidae - family; Rossellinae - subfamily

Hyponyms

• (genus in Rosellidae): Scyphidium septentrionale - type species

References

• “Scyphidium”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• Rossellidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rossellinae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Scyphidium at World Register of Marine Species