Adamsia

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Etymology

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Proper noun

Adamsia f

A taxonomic genus within the family Hormathiidae – sea anemones that are mutually symbiotic with hermit crabs.
Synonym of Puschkinia (“certain squills”).
Synonym of Agnewia (“certain molluscs”).

Hypernyms

(genus of sea anemones): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Cnidaria - phylum; Anthozoa - class; Hexacorallia - subclass; Actiniaria - order; Nynantheae - suborder; Thenaria - infraorder; Acontiaria - subinfraorder; Hormathiidae - family

Hyponyms

(genus of sea anemones): Adamsia carciniopados, Adamsia involvens, Adamsia palliata, Adamsia rondeletii, Adamsia fusca, Adamsia sociabilis - species

References

Adamsia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Adamsia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Adamsia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons

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