Hepatozoon
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom New Latin, from hepato- + -zoon, reflecting an obligate liver-dwelling phase of the parasites' lifecycles.
Proper noun
editHepatozoon n
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hepatozoidae – certain Apicomplexa alveolates incorporating many species of obligate intraerythrocytic parasites.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myzozoa - subphylum; Apicomplexa - infraphylum; Conoidasida - class; Coccidia - subclass; Eucoccidiorida - order; Adeleorina - suborder; Hepatozoidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Hepatozoon muris - type species
Further reading
edit- Hepatozoon on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hepatozoon on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hepatozoon on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons