Sporothrix
Translingual
editEtymology
editNew Latin, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed; offspring”) + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Proper noun
editSporothrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiostomataceae – imperfect fungi that includes the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis.
Hypernyms
edit- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Sordariomycetes - class; Sordariomycetidae - subclass; Ophiostomatales - order; Ophiostomataceae - family
Hyponyms
edit- (genus): Sporothrix schenckii - type species
References
edit- Sporothrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Sporothrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
- Sporothrix at Index Fungorum
- Sporothrix at MycoBank
- “Sporothrix”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.