Spirillum

See also: spirillum

Translingual

Etymology

A neuter diminutive of Latin spīra (“spiral, twisted thing”).

Proper noun

Spirillum n

A taxonomic genus within the family Spirillaceae.

Hypernyms

(genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Betaproteobacteria - class; Nitrosomonadales - order; Spirillaceae - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Spirillum volutans - type species; Spirillum kriegii, Spirillum pleomorphum, Spirillum winogradskyi - other species

References

Spirillum on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Spirillum on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Spirillum on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Spirillum at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Spirillum at World Register of Marine Species
Spirillum at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Spirillum at Encyclopedia of Life
Spirillum at National Center for Biotechnology Information

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