Spirulina

See also: spirulina

Translingual

Spirulina sp. (cyanobacteria)

Etymology

Spirula +‎ -ina, after the spiral-shaped bacteria Arthrospira.

Proper noun

Spirulina

1. (Spirulina f) A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudanabaenaceae – certain cyanobacteria.
2. A taxonomic suborder within the order Spirulida – certain molluscs, with only Spirula spirula being extant.

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Cyanobacteria - phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Oscillatoriales - order; Pseudanabaenaceae - family; Spirulinoideae - subfamily
• (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Cephalopoda - class; Coleoidea - subclass; Decabrachia - superorder; Spirulida - order

Hyponyms

• (genus): Spirulina major - type species
• (suborder): Spirulidae - sole extant family; Spirula - sole extant genus; Spirula spirula - sole extant species

References

genus of alga

• Spirulina (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spirulina (Turpin) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies (genus)
• Spirulina (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Spirulina at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Spirulina at AlgaeBase

suborder of mollusc

• Spirulida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Spirulina (Mollusca) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies (suborder)
• Category:Spirulida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons