Cryptosporidium

See also: cryptosporidium

Translingual

Cryptosporidium parvum

Etymology

From Cryptospora +‎ -idium (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Cryptosporidium n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease cryptosporidiasis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myzozoa - subphylum; Apicomplexa - infraphylum; Conoidasida - class; Coccidia - subclass; Eucoccidiorida - order; Cryptosporidiidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cryptosporidium parvum - selected species

Derived terms

• Cryptosporidiidae

 

References

• Cryptosporidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cryptosporidium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Cryptosporidium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cryptosporidium at National Center for Biotechnology Information