Hymenolepis
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek ὑμήν (humḗn, “thin skin, membrane, caul”) + λεπίς (lepís, “epithelial debris; eggshell”) [1]
Proper noun
editHymenolepis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Hymenolepididae – tapeworms responsible for hymenolepiasis.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Asteraceae – certain asterid plants.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus in Hymenolepididae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Platyhelminthes - phylum; Rhabditophora - subphylum; Neoophora - class; Neodermata - subclass; Cestoda - infraclass; Cyclophyllidea - order; Hymenolepididae - family
- (genus in Asteraceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, eudicots, core eudicots, asterids, euasterids II – clades; Asterales – order; Asteraceae - family; Asteroideae - subfamily; Anthemideae - tribe; Athanasiinae - subtribe
Hyponyms
edit- (genus in Hymenolepididae): Hymenolepis diminuta, Hymenolepis erinacei, Hymenolepis folkertsi, Hymenolepis hibernia, Hymenolepis microps, Hymenolepis microstoma, Hymenolepis sulcata, Hymenolepis weldensis - selected species
- (genus in Asteraceae): Hymenolepis gnidioides, Hymenolepis incisa, Hymenolepis parviflora - selected species
Derived terms
editReferences
edit- ^ From the original description of the genus:1858, David Friedrich Weinland, Human cestoides: an essay on the tapeworms of man[1] (in English), page 55:
- The most characteristic feature in this worm is its eggs, […] With a higher power, we easily distinguish three distinct egg-shells (Fig. 9.1, a, b, c). The outside shell is translucent, elastic, cracking in sharp angles under pressure, and only 0.0007 millim. thick. […] The second shell is membranaceous and irregularly wrinkled, thinner than the first, and immediately attached to it.
Further reading
edit- Tapeworm
- Hymenolepis (tapeworm) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hymenolepis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hymenolepis (Hymenolepidae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hymenolepis at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Asterid
- Hymenolepis (plant) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Hymenolepis (Asteraceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Hymenolepis (Asteraceae) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Hymenolepis at National Center for Biotechnology Information