Cytophaga
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Translingual
Etymology
From cyto- (“cell”) + -phage (“consuming”).
Proper noun
Cytophaga f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Cytophagaceae – gram-negative gliding rod-shaped bacteria.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Bacteroidetes - phylum; Cytophagia - class; Cytophagales - order; Cytophagaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Cytophaga hutchinsonii - type species; for other species see Cytophaga at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
Derived terms
References
Cytophaga on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Cytophaga on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Cytophaga on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Cytophaga at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cytophaga at World Register of Marine Species
- Cytophaga at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
