Trichoplax
Translingual
editEtymology
editFrom Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + πλάξ (pláx, “plate”).
Proper noun
editTrichoplax f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Trichoplacidae – marine placozoans that are considered to be the simplest living animals.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Placozoa - phylum and class; Trichoplacidae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Trichoplax adhaerens - sole accepted species
References
edit- Trichoplax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Trichoplax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Trichoplax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons