Opisthokonta

Translingual

Opisthokonta sp.

Etymology

From opisthokont (“with a posterior flagellum”).

Proper noun

Opisthokonta

1. A taxonomic clade within the superkingdom Eukaryota.
2. A taxonomic supergroup within the superkingdom Eukaryota.

Hypernyms

• (clade and supergroup): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Unikonta - supergroup

Hyponyms

• (clade): Animalia, Fungi - kingdoms; Choanomonada, Mesomycetozoa - clades
• (supergroup): Choanozoa, Microsporidia - phyla; Animalia, Fungi - kingdoms

References

• Opisthokonta on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Opisthokonta on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Opisthokonta at National Center for Biotechnology Information