Placozoa
See also: placozoa
Translingual
Etymology
New Latin, from Ancient Greek stem of πλάξ (pláx, “something broad or flat”) + ζῷον (zôion, “animal”)
Proper noun
Placozoa
- Balloon-like marine animals, the placozoans, believed to be the simplest organism in Animalia.
Hypernyms
Hyponyms
- (phylum): Placozoa - sole class[1]; Trichoplacidae - sole family; Trichoplax - sole accepted genus; Trichoplax adhaerens - sole accepted species
Coordinate terms
- (phylum in unnamed subkingdom of Animalia): Cnidaria, Ctenophora, Porifera[1]
References
Placozoa on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Placozoa on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Placozoa on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Placozoa at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Placozoa at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Placozoa at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Placozoa at World Register of Marine Species