Saprospira

Translingual

Wikispecies

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σαπρός (saprós, “rotten”) and Latin spira (“coil”)

Proper noun

Saprospira f

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Saprospiraceae – Gram-negative gliding bacteria that form helical, multicellular filaments.

Hyponyms

• (genus): Saprospira grandis - type species