Spirulina
See also: spirulina
Translingual
Etymology
Spirula + -ina, after the spiral-shaped bacteria Arthrospira.
Proper noun
Spirulina
- (Spirulina f) A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudanabaenaceae – certain cyanobacteria.
- 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