Microsporidia

See also: microsporidia

Translingual

Etymology

Plural of New Latin microsporidium.

Proper noun

Microsporidia

1. The microsporidians, spore-forming unicellular parasites of animal hosts, of which fewer than 1% are believed to have been described.
   1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Fungi.
   2. A taxonomic phylum within the subkingdom Sarcomastigota.

Hypernyms

• (phylum in Protozoa): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Protozoa - kingdom; Sarcomastigota - subkingdom

Hyponyms

• (phylum in Fungi): Apansporoblastina, Pansporoblastina - orders
• (phylum in Protozoa): Disporea, Metchnikovellea, Minisporea, Pleistophorea - classes
  • Metchnikovellida, Minisporida, Pleistophorida; Microsporales - orders
    • Nosematidae - family incertae sedis

References

• Microsporidia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Microsporidia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Microsporidia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Microsporidia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Microsporidia at World Register of Marine Species
• Microsporidia at MycoBank
• Microsporida at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Microsporea at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Microsporea at MycoBank
• Microspora at MycoBank
• Microsporidia at the Tree of Life Web Project