Onchocercidae
Translingual
Etymology
Onchocerca + -idae
Proper noun
Onchocercidae
- A taxonomic family within the order Spirurida – certain nematodes, many causing filariasis in humans.
Hypernyms
- (family): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Nematoda - phylum; Chromadorea - class; Spirurida - order; Spirurina - suborder; Spiruromorpha - infraorder; Filarioidea - superfamily
Hyponyms
- (family): Acanthocheilonema, Brugia, Cercopithifilaria, Dipetalonema, Dirofilaria, Elaeophora, Filaria, Foleyella, Litomosa, Litomosoides, Loa, Mansonella, Ochoterenella, Onchocerca, Pelecitus, Waltonella, Wuchereria - genera
References
Onchocercidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Onchocercidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Onchocercidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
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