Cytophaga

Translingual

Etymology

From cyto- (“cell”) +‎ -phage (“consuming”).

Proper noun

Cytophaga f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Cytophagaceae – gram-negative gliding rod-shaped bacteria.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Bacteroidetes – phylum; Cytophagia – class; Cytophagales – order; Cytophagaceae – family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Cytophaga hutchinsonii - type species; for other species see Cytophaga at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

Derived terms

• Capnocytophaga

References

• Cytophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Cytophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Cytophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Cytophaga at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Cytophaga at World Register of Marine Species
• Cytophaga at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature