Mansonella

Translingual

Mansonella ozzardi

Etymology

Named after Scottish physician Patrick Manson +‎ -ella.

Proper noun

Mansonella f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – parasitic nematodes that cause mansonelliasis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Plectia - subclass; Rhabditica - superorder; Rhabditida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily; Onchocercidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Mansonella atelensis, Mansonella dunni, Mansonella mariae, Mansonella ozzardi, Mansonella perforata, Mansonella perstans, Mansonella streptocerca - selected species

References

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