Sporothrix
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Translingual[edit]
Etymology[edit]
New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed; offspring”) + θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).
Proper noun[edit]
Sporothrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiostomataceae – imperfect fungi that includes the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis.
Hypernyms[edit]
- (genus): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Fungi - kingdom; Dikarya - subkingdom; Ascomycota - phylum; Pezizomycotina - subphylum; Sordariomycetes - class; Sordariomycetidae - subclass; Ophiostomatales - order; Ophiostomataceae - family
Hyponyms[edit]
- (genus): Sporothrix schenckii - type species
References[edit]
Sporothrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Sporothrix on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Sporothrix at Index Fungorum
- Sporothrix at MycoBank
- “Sporothrix”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
