Sessilida

Translingual

Etymology

From Latin sessilis (“seatworthy; low-growing; sessile”) +‎ -ida.

Proper noun

Sessilida

  1. A taxonomic order within the class Oligohymenophorea – certain ciliates.
    Hypernym: (subclass) Peritrichia
    Hyponyms: (families) Ellobiophryidae, Epistylidae, Lagenophryidae, Operculariidae, Rovinjellidae, Scyphidiidae, Vaginicolidae, Vorticellidae, Zoothamniidae

Descendants

  • → English: sessilid

See also

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