Gastrotricha

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαστήρ (gastḗr, “belly”) + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

Proper noun

Gastrotricha

The gastrotrichs
A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia.
A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Spiralia.[1]

Hypernyms

(phylum in Spiralia): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum[1]

Hyponyms

(phylum in Spiralia): Chaetonotida, Macrodasyida - orders[1]

References

Gastrotricha on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Gastrotricha on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Gastrotricha 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

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