Bdelloidea
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
From Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) + -oidea.
Proper noun edit
Bdelloidea
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Eurotatoria – bdelloid rotifers (that resemble leeches).[1]
- A taxonomic superfamily within the order Trombidiformes – various mites.
Hypernyms edit
- (subclass of Eurotatoria): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Rotifera - phylum; Eurotatoria - class
- (superfamily of Trombidiformes): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Chelicerata – subphylum; Arachnida – class; Acari - subclass; Acariformes - superorder; Trombidiformes - order ; Prostigmata - suborder
Hyponyms edit
- (subclass of Eurotatoria): Bdelloida (sole order)[1]
- (superfamily of Trombidiformes): Bdellidae, Cunaxidae (families)
References edit
- (subclass of rotifers):
Bdelloidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bdelloidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Category:Bdelloidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 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: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
- (superfamily of mites):
- Bdelloidea (mites) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bdelloidea (Eupodina) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies