Thiothrix
Translingual edit
Etymology edit
thio- (“sulfur”) + Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx, “hair”)
Proper noun edit
Thiothrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thiotrichaceae – filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria.
Hypernyms edit
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Thiotrichales - order; Thiotrichaceae - family
Hyponyms edit
- (genus): Thiothrix nivea - type species; for other species see Thiothrix at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature,
Coordinate terms edit
- (genus in Thiotrichaceae): Achromatium, Beggiatoa, Cocleimonas, Leucothrix, Thiobacterium, Thiomargarita, Thioploca, Thiospira - genera
References edit
- 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