Rhodococcus

Translingual

Etymology

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Proper noun

Rhodococcus m

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nocardiaceae – aerobic, non-sporulating, non-motile Gram-positive bacteria.
2. A taxonomic genus within the family Coccidae – scale insects known as soft scales, wax scales, or tortoise scales.
3. A taxonomic genus within the family Cyanidiaceae – certain algae.

Hypernyms

• (genus in Coccidae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Paraneoptera - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Sternorrhyncha - suborder; Coccoidea - superfamily; Coccidae - family
• (genus in Cyanidiaceae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Plantae - kingdom; Biliphyta - subkingdom; Rhodophyta - phylum; Cyanidiophytina - subphylum; Cyanidiophyceae - class; Cyanidiales -order; Cyanidiaceae - family

References

in Nocardiaceae

• Rhodococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhodococcus (Nocardiaceae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

in Coccidae

• Coccidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhodococcus (Coccidae) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies

in Cyanidiaceae

• Cyanidiaceae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Rhodococcus A.Hansgirg on Wikispecies.Wikispecies