Plexus

See also: plexus

Translingual

Artist's interpretation of †P. ricei

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin plexus (“braided”), a reference to this animal's braided appearance.

Proper noun

†Plexus

1. A taxonomic genus within the kingdom Animalia – a worm-like creature with rounded segments and problematic taxonomy from the Ediacaran period of South Australia, ~555 million years ago.

Hyponyms

• (genus): †Plexus ricei – sole species

References

• Plexus ricei on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Plexus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Plexus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons