Spirochaetae

Translingual

Etymology

New Latin plural form of Spirochaeta, from Latin spira (“coil”) + Ancient Greek χαίτη (khaítē, “long hair”)

Proper noun

Spirochaetae

1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – bacteria with a long slender corkscrew shape.

Synonyms

• (phylum): Spirochaetota, Spirochaetes

Hypernyms

• (phylum): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom

Hyponyms

• (phylum): Spirochaetes - sole accepted class
  • Brachyspirales, Brevinematales, Leptospirales, Spirochaetales - orders

References

• Spirochaete on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spirochaetes on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Spirochaetes on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth (Margulis & Schwartz) →ISBN
• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. PMID 25923521, doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248