Copepoda
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κώπη (kṓpē, “handle”) + -poda.
Pronunciation
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌkoʊpəˈpoʊdə/
Proper noun
Copepoda
- A taxonomic subclass within the class Maxillopoda – very many aquatic crustacea.
Hypernyms
- (subclass): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class[1]
Hyponyms
- (subclass): Calanoida, Cyclopoida, Gelyelloida, Harpacticoida, Misophrioida, Monstrilloida, Mormonilloida, Platycopioida, Poecilostomatoida, Siphonostomatoida - orders[1]
Coordinate terms
- (subclass in Maxillopoda): Branchiura, Mystacocarida, Pentastomida, Tantulocarida, Thecostraca[1]
References
- 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
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