Blastocystis
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “shoot, bud, germ”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder, pouch”).
Proper noun edit
Blastocystis f
- A taxonomic genus within the kingdom Chromista – commensal yeasts common in human feces and a frequent source of confusion in fecal examinations for the detection of pathogenic protozoans.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus in Chromista): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Heterokonta - superphylym; Bigyra - phylum; Opalinea - class; Opalinida - order; Blastocystidae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Blastocystis enterocola - type species; Blastocystis cycluri, Blastocystis geocheloni, Blastocystis hominis, Blastocystis lapemi, Blastocystis pythoni, Blastocystis ratti - selected other species
Derived terms edit
References edit
Blastocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Blastocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Blastocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Blastocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Blastocystis at World Register of Marine Species
- Blastocystis at MycoBank
- Blastocystis at AlgaeBase
- “Blastocystis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
