Limnoria

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

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Proper noun edit

Limnoria f

A taxonomic genus within the family Limnoriidae – certain small crustaceans that are destructive of underwater wooden structures.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Malacostraca - class; Eumalacostraca - subclass; Peracarida - superorder; Isopoda - order; Scutocoxifera - clade; Limnoriidea - suborder; Limnoriidae - family

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Limnoria lignorum (gribble) - type species

References edit

Limnoria on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Limnoria on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Limnoria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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