Seisonacea

plural noun

Sei·​so·​na·​cea

ˌsīsəˈnāshēə

: a small order of Rotifera comprising elongated rotifers with weakly developed trochal disks that are epizoic on marine crustaceans

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from Seison, genus of rotifers + -acea

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