Protostomia
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Translingual
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Etymology
[edit]from Ancient Greek πρωτο- (prōto-, “first”) + στόμα (stóma, “mouth”) + -ia, referring to a theory about the order of embryonic development.
Proper noun
[edit]Protostomia
- Certain bilateral animals, generally with three germ cells and common features of embryonic development.
- A taxonomic superphylum within the subkingdom Eumetazoa.
- A taxonomic infrakingdom within the subkingdom Bilateria.[1]
Hypernyms
[edit]Hyponyms
[edit]- (superphylum): Acanthocephala, Annelida, Arthropoda, Brachiopoda, Bryozoa, Chaetognatha, Cycliophora, Echiura, Entoprocta, Gastrotricha, Gnathostomulida, Kinorhyncha, Loricifera, Micrognathozoa, Mollusca, Myzostomida, Nematoda, Nematomorpha, Nemertea, Onychophora, Phoronida, Platyhelminthes, Priapulida, Rotifera, Sipuncula, Tardigrada (phyla)
- (infrakingdom): Ecdysozoa, Spiralia - superphyla[1]
Coordinate terms
[edit]- (infrakingdom): Deuterostomia[1]
References
[edit]Protostome on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Protostomia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Category:Protostomia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Protostomia at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Protostomia at the Tree of Life Web Project