Chilomastix
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From New Latin chīlomastix, from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) + μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”).
Proper noun edit
Chilomastix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Retortamonadidae – pear-shaped, flagellated protozoans that usually occur commensally in the intestines of various vertebrates and includes one (Chilomastix mesnili) occurring as a nonpathogenic parasite in the cecum and colon of humans.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Eozoa - subkingdom; Excavata - infrakingdom; Metamonada - phylum; Eopharyngea - class; Retortamonadida - order; Retortamonadidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Chilomastix mesnili - selected species
References edit
Chilomastix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Chilomastix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Chilomastix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Chilomastix at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Chilomastix at World Register of Marine Species
