Mesozoa

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Mesozoa

A taxonomic group within the superphylum Spiralia – many wormlike parasites, including Rhombozoa and the Orthonectida and sometimes Placozoa and Monoblastozoa.

Usage notes

See Mesozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia for various usages of this term, which is not currently a formal, accepted taxon.

Hypernyms

(group): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum

References

Mesozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spiralia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Mesozoa at the Tree of Life Web Project

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