Onchocercidae

Translingual

Etymology

From Onchocerca +‎ -idae (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Onchocercidae

1. Certain nematodes, many causing filariasis in humans:
   1. A taxonomic family within the order Spirurida.
   2. A taxonomic family within the order Rhabditida.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (family): Acanthocheilonema, Aproctella, Breinlia, Brugia, Cardiofilaria, Cercopithifilaria, Chandlerella, Cruorifilaria, Dipetalonema, Dirofilaria, Elaeophora, Eulimdana, Foleyella, Foleyellides, Icosiella, Litomosa, Litomosoides, Loa, Loxodontofilaria, Madathamugadia, Malayfilaria, Mansonella, Micipsella, Mononema, Neofoleyellides, Ochoterenella, Onchocerca, Oswaldofilaria, Pelecitus, Aproctella, Piratuba, Rumenfilaria, Sarconema, Splendidofilaria, Waltonella, Wuchereria, Yatesia - genera

References

• Onchocercidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Onchocercidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Onchocercidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Onchocercidae at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, →DOI