Chilomastix
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin chīlomastix, from Ancient Greek χεῖλος (kheîlos, “lip”) + μάστιξ (mástix, “whip, scourge”).
Proper noun
editChilomastix 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