Histoplasma

Translingual

Histoplasma capsulatum

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek ἱστός (histós, “web from the loom; histo-”) +‎ πλάσμα (plásma, “anything formed or molded”).

Proper noun

Histoplasma n

A taxonomic genus within the family Ajellomycetaceae – fungi found in certain bird and bat droppings including those responsible for histoplasmosis.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Eurotiomycetes - class; Eurotiomycetidae - subclass; Onygenales - order; Ajellomycetaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Histoplasma capsulatum - type species

References

Histoplasma on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Histoplasma on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Histoplasma on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Histoplasma at MycoBank
Histoplasma at Encyclopedia of Life
Histoplasma at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Histoplasma at Index Fungorum

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