Arthrospira

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Arthrospira f

A taxonomic genus within the family Microcoleaceae – blue-green algae harvested for spirulina.

Hypernyms

(genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Cyanobacteria - phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Oscillatoriales - order; Microcoleaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Arthrospira miniata - type species; Arthrospira fusiformis, Arthrospira platensis - species

References

Arthrospira on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Arthrospira on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Arthrospira on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Arthrospira at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

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