Bdelloidea

Translingual

Habrotrocha rosa (order Bdelloida)

Unidentified species of mite, family Bdellidae

Etymology

From Ancient Greek βδέλλα (bdélla, “leech”) +‎ -oidea.

Proper noun

Bdelloidea

A taxonomic subclass within the class Eurotatoria – bdelloid rotifers (that resemble leeches).[1]
A taxonomic superfamily within the order Trombidiformes – various mites.

Hyponyms

(subclass of Eurotatoria): Bdelloida (sole order)[1]
(superfamily of Prostigmata): Bdellidae, Cunaxidae (families)

References

(subclass of rotifers):
- Bdelloidea on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bdelloidea on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Bdelloidea on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521

(superfamily of mites):
- Bdelloidea at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Bdelloidea (mites) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Bdelloidea (Eupodina) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

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