Pneumocystis
See also: pneumocystis
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
New Latin, from Ancient Greek πνεύμων (pneúmōn, “the lungs”) + κύστις (kústis, “bladder, pouch”).
Proper noun edit
Pneumocystis f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Pneumocystidaceae – fungi first thought to be protozoa, including the agent of pneumocystis pneumonia in humans.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pneumocystomycetes - class; Pneumocystales - order; Pneumocystaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Pneumocystis carinii - type species; Pneumocystis gerbil, Pneumocystis jirovecii, Pneumocystis murina, Pneumocystis oryctolagi, Pneumocystis wakefieldiae - other selected species
Derived terms edit
References edit
- Pneumocystis on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Pneumocystis on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Pneumocystis at National Center for Biotechnology Information