Thiothrix
Translingual
Etymology
thio- (“sulfur”) + Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx, “hair”)
Proper noun
Thiothrix f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Thiotrichaceae – filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gamma Proteobacteria - class; Thiotrichales - order; Thiotrichaceae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus): Thiothrix nivea - type species; for other species see Thiothrix at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature,
Coordinate terms
- (genus in Thiotrichaceae): Achromatium, Beggiatoa, Cocleimonas, Leucothrix, Thiobacterium, Thiomargarita, Thioploca, Thiospira - genera
References
Thiothrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Thiothrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Thiotrichaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Thiothrix at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Thiothrix at Encyclopedia of Life
- Thiothrix at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
- Thiothrix at World Register of Marine Species
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