Thiothrix

Translingual

Etymology

thio- (“sulfur”) +‎ Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx, “hair”)

Proper noun

Thiothrix f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thiotrichaceae – filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gammaproteobacteria – class; Thiotrichales – order; Thiotrichaceae – family

Hyponyms

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

Coordinate terms

• (genus in Thiotrichaceae): Achromatium, Beggiatoa, Cocleimonas, Leucothrix, Thiobacterium, Thiomargarita, Thioploca, Thiospira - genera

References

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