Sporothrix

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Translingual

Conidiophores and conidia of Sporothrix schenckii

Etymology

New Latin, from Ancient Greek σπορά (sporá, “seed; offspring”) +‎ θρίξ (thríx, “hair”).

Proper noun

Sporothrix f

A taxonomic genus within the family Ophiostomataceae – imperfect fungi that includes the causative agent (Sporothrix schenckii) of sporotrichosis.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Sordariomycetes – class; Sordariomycetidae – subclass; Ophiostomatales – order; Ophiostomataceae – family

Hyponyms

(genus): Sporothrix schenckii - type species

References

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.

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