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; 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
• 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