Aequorea

See also: aequorea

Translingual

Aequorea coerulescens

Etymology

From the Latin aequoreus (“of or pertaining to the sea”), from aequor (“the sea”).

Proper noun

Aequorea f

A taxonomic genus within the family Aequoreidae – various jellyfish.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Medusozoa - subphylum; Hydrozoa - class; Hydroidolina - subclass; Leptothecata - order; Aequoreidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Aequorea victoria, Aequorea coerulescens, Aequorea pensilis, Aequorea forskalea, Aequorea tenuis, Aequorea vitrina - selected species

Descendants

English: aequorin

References

Aequorea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Aequorea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Aequorea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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