Ascothoracida

Translingual

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ἀσκός (askós, “sac”) + θώραξ (thṓrax, “breastplate, thorax”) +‎ -ida.

Proper noun

Ascothoracida

1. A taxonomic infraclass within the class Maxillopoda – certain parasitic crustaceans.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (infraclass): Dendrogastrida, Laurida - orders

Coordinate terms

• (infraclass): Cirripedia (barnacles), Facetotecta

Derived terms

• ascothoracic

References

• Ascothoracida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ascothoracida on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ascothoracida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons