Riftia

Translingual

Etymology

From English rift + -ia.

Proper noun

Riftia f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Siboglinidae – the giant tube worms.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Annelida - phylum; Polychaeta - class; Sedentaria - subclass; Canalipalpata - infraclass; Sabellida - order; Siboglinidae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Riftia pachyptila — sole species

References

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