Arthrospira

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Arthrospira f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Microcoleaceae – blue-green algae harvested for spirulina.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Cyanobacteria – phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Oscillatoriales - order; Microcoleaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Arthrospira miniata - type species; Arthrospira fusiformis, Arthrospira platensis - species

References

• Arthrospira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Arthrospira on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Arthrospira on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Arthrospira at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature