Cycliophora
Translingual
Etymology
From Ancient Greek κύκλος (kúklos, “circle”). + -φόρος (-phóros, “bearing”).
Proper noun
Cycliophora
- A taxonomic phylum within the superphylum Protostomia – rare, highly distinctive microscopic animals that live only on the mouthparts of certain lobsters.
Hypernyms
- (superphylum): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Spiralia - superphylum
Hyponyms
- (phylum): Eucycliophora - the only class; Symbiida - the only order; Symbiidae - sole family; Symbion - sole genus
References
Cycliophora on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cycliophora on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cycliophora on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cycliophora at World Register of Marine Species
- Cycliophora at the Tree of Life Web Project
- Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248
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