Hexamitidae

Translingual

Etymology

Hexamita +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Hexamitidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Diplomonadida – certain flagellates that are intestinal parasites of invertebrate and vertebrate hosts, bilaterally symmetrical and somewhat oval in shape, with two nuclei.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Protozoa – kingdom; Eozoa – subkingdom; Excavata – infrakingdom; Metamonada – phylum; Eopharyngea - class; Diplomonadida - order

Hyponyms

• (family): Giardiinae (Giardia, Octomitus - genera in subfamily Giardiinae); Hexamitinae (Hexamita, Spironucleus, Trepomonas - genera in subfamily Hexamitinae)

References

• Diplomonadida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Diplomonadida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Hexamitidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Hexamitidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Hexamitidae at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Hexamitidae at World Register of Marine Species