Cryptococcus

See also: cryptococcus

Translingual

New Latin, from Ancient Greek κρυπτός (kruptós, “hidden, secret”) +‎ κόκκος (kókkos, “grain, seed”).

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Principally soil-dwelling yeast fungi, but certain species cause cryptococcosis or meningitis in mammals including humans:
1. A taxonomic genus within the family Tremellaceae.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Cryptococcaceae.
A taxonomic genus within the family Eriococcidae – certain scale insects, soft scales, some of which are pests in agriculture.

(genus in Tremellaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina – subphylum; Tremellomycetes – class; Tremellales – order; Tremellaceae – family
(genus in Cryptococcaeae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina – subphylum; Tremellomycetes – class; Tremellales – order; Cryptococcaceae – family
(genus in Eriococcidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Paraneoptera – superorder; Hemiptera – order; Sternorrhyncha – suborder; Coccoidea – superfamily; Eriococcidae – family

(genus in Tremellaceae or Cryptococcaeae): Cryptococcus neoformans – type species
(genus in Eriococcidae): For species see Cryptococcus (Eriococcidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies