Cryptosporidium

See also: cryptosporidium

Translingual

Cryptosporidium parvum

Etymology

From Cryptospora +‎ -idium (taxonomic suffix).

Proper noun

Cryptosporidium n

A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptosporidiidae – coccidian protozoan parasites causing the disease cryptosporidiasis.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Chromista - kingdom; Harosa - subkingdom; Halvaria - infrakingdom; Alveolata - superphylum; Miozoa - phylum; Myzozoa - subphylum; Apicomplexa - infraphylum; Conoidasida - class; Coccidia - subclass; Eucoccidiorida - order; Cryptosporidiidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Cryptosporidium parvum - selected species

Derived terms

Cryptosporidiidae

References

Cryptosporidium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Cryptosporidium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Cryptosporidium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Cryptosporidium at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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