Rhizocephala

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ῥίζα (rhíza, “root”) + κεφαλή (kephalḗ, “head”).

Proper noun

Rhizocephala

A taxonomic superorder within the class Maxillopoda – very many parasitic barnacles.

Hypernyms

(superorder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class; Thecostraca - subclass; Cirripedia - infraclass

Hyponyms

(superorder): Akentrogonida, Kentrogonida - orders

References

Rhizocephala on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Rhizocephala on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Rhizocephala 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. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248

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