Prochlorococcus

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Etymology

Prochloron + Coccus

Proper noun

Prochlorococcus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Synechococcaceae – certain picoplankton, probably the most abundant photosynthetic organisms.

Hypernyms

(genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Cyanobacteria - phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Synechococcales - order; Cyanobacteria familia I - family

Hyponyms

(genus): Prochlorococcus marinus (sole described species)

References

Prochlorococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Prochlorococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Prochlorococcus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Prochlorococcus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Prochlorococcus at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature

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