Trichoplax

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek θρίξ (thríx, “hair”) + πλάξ (pláx, “plate”).

Proper noun

Trichoplax f

A taxonomic genus within the family Trichoplacidae – marine placozoans that are considered to be the simplest living animals.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Placozoa - phylum and class; Trichoplacidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Trichoplax adhaerens - sole accepted species

References

Trichoplax on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Trichoplax on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Trichoplax on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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