Spirulina

See also: spirulina

Translingual

Spirulina sp. (cyanobacteria)

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

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