Sporothrix

Translingual

Conidiophores and conidia of Sporothrix schenckii

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed; offspring”) +‎ θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

Proper noun

Sporothrix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiostomataceae – imperfect fungi that includes the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Sordariomycetes – class; Sordariomycetidae - subclass; Ophiostomatales - order; Ophiostomataceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Sporothrix schenckii - type species

References

• Sporothrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sporothrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sporothrix at Index Fungorum
• Sporothrix at MycoBank
• “Sporothrix”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.