superfamily
IPA: sˈupɝfæmɫi
noun
- (taxonomy) A taxonomic category above family and below order (and its subdivisions).
- (molecular biology) A large group of related proteins or other molecules.
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Examples of "superfamily" in Sentences
- It is unassigned to to superfamily.
- Carnoidea are a superfamily of flies.
- It is a member of the Ras superfamily.
- Bresilioidea is a superfamily of shrimp.
- Filarioidea is a superfamily of nematode.
- This superfamily dates back to the Paleozoic.
- They are in the superfamily Ctenodactyloidea.
- Axioidea is a superfamily of thalassinidean decapod crustaceans.
- Hermit crabs are decapod crustaceans of the superfamily Paguroidea.
- Strictly speaking, hominoids are members of the biologic superfamily Hominoidae.
- (Crocodiles are part of the Crocodyloidea superfamily, whereas alligators and caimans are part of Alligatoroidea).
- Sea lion is the name given to sea-dwelling mammals belonging to the Otariidae family of the Pinnipedia superfamily.
- Most belong to the leguminosae superfamily, many of which are associated with nitrogen-fixing bacteria and various species of ants.
- About 10 days ago, Christopher Taylor over at Catalogue of Organisms had a post about the terrestrial gastropod superfamily Gastrodontoidea.
- She doesn't yet have a name for the creature, but we have already determined that it's in the family Knittedae, superfamily Craftoidea, class Woolapoda, a sister group of the Gastropoda.
- Though these mammals can resemble rodents order Rodentia, and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order.
- They've developed a particular expertise around a group of enzymes referred to as the "cytochrome P450 superfamily," or CYP450 for short, which is involved in how the liver metabolizes many chemicals.
- "Though members of order Lagomorpha can resemble rodents (order Rodentia), and were classified as a superfamily in that order until the early twentieth century, they have since been considered a separate order."
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