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.