Riftia

Translingual

Etymology

From English rift + -ia.

Proper noun

Riftia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Siboglinidae – the giant tube worms.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum; Annelida - phylum; Polychaeta - class; Sedentaria - subclass; Canalipalpata - infraclass; Sabellida - order; Siboglinidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Riftia pachyptila — sole species

References

Riftia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Riftia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Riftia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Riftia at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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