Mesozoa

Translingual

Etymology

From meso- +‎ -zoa.

Proper noun

Mesozoa

1. A taxonomic group within the superphylum Spiralia – many wormlike parasites, including Rhombozoa and the Orthonectida and sometimes Placozoa and Monoblastozoa.

Usage notes

• See Mesozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for various usages of this term, which is not currently a formal, accepted taxon.

Hypernyms

• (group): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum

References

• Mesozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spiralia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Mesozoa at the Tree of Life Web Project