Wuchereria
Translingual
Etymology
Named after Brazilian physician and naturalist Otto Edward Henry Wucherer + -ia.
Proper noun
Wuchereria f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Onchocercidae – parasitic roundworms.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Nematoda – phylum; Chromadorea – class; Plectia – subclass; Rhabditica – superorder; Rhabditida – order; Spirurina – suborder; Spiruromorpha – infraorder; Filarioidea – superfamily; Onchocercidae – family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Wuchereria bancrofti, Wuchereria kalimantani - species
References
- Category:Wuchereria on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Wuchereria at National Center for Biotechnology Information