Ferroplasma

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Ferroplasma n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Ferroplasmaceae – a microbe living in mine liquids with high concentrations of both iron and acid.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Archaea - kingdom; Euryarchaeota - phylum; Thermoplasmata - class; Thermoplasmatales - order; Ferroplasmaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Ferroplasma acidophilum - the only species

References

• Ferroplasma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ferroplasma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Euryarchaeota on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons