Prochlorococcus

Translingual edit

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Etymology edit

Prochloron + Coccus

Proper noun edit

Prochlorococcus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Synechococcaceae – certain picoplankton, probably the most abundant photosynthetic organisms.

Hypernyms edit

(genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Cyanobacteria - phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Synechococcales - order; Cyanobacteria familia I - family

Hyponyms edit

(genus): Prochlorococcus marinus (sole described species)

References edit

Prochlorococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Prochlorococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Prochlorococcus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Prochlorococcus at Encyclopedia of Life
Prochlorococcus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Prochlorococcus at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

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