Blastocystis

== Translingual == === Etymology === New Latin, from Ancient Greek βλαστός (blastós, “shoot, bud, germ”) +‎ κύστις (kústis, “bladder, pouch”). === Proper noun === Blastocystis f A taxonomic genus within the kingdom Chromista – commensal yeasts common in human feces and a frequent source of confusion in fecal examinations for the detection of pathogenic protozoans. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus in Chromista): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Chromista – kingdom; Harosa – subkingdom; Halvaria – infrakingdom; Heterokonta – superphylym; Bigyra – phylum; Opalinea – class; Opalinida – order; Blastocystidae - family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Blastocystis enterocola - type species; Blastocystis cycluri, Blastocystis geocheloni, Blastocystis hominis, Blastocystis lapemi, Blastocystis pythoni, Blastocystis ratti - selected other species ==== Derived terms ==== === References === Blastocystis on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Blastocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Category:Blastocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Blastocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information Blastocystis at World Register of Marine Species Blastocystis at MycoBank Blastocystis at AlgaeBase “Blastocystis”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.