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Spirulina
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spirulina
Translingual
thumb|Spirulina sp. (cyanobacteria)
Etymology
From mul Spirula ina, after the spiral-shaped bacteria Arthrospira genus.
Proper noun
(Spirulina f) genus family Pseudanabaenaceae family 1 certain cyanobacteria
suborder order Spirulida certain molluscs, with only Spirula spirula being extant
Hypernyms
genus ; Cyanophyceae class - class; Oscillatoriales order 1 - order; Pseudanabaenaceae family - family; Spirulinoideae subfamily - subfamily
suborder ; Coleoidea subclass - subclass; Decabrachia superorder - superorder; Spirulida order - order
Hyponyms
genus Spirulina major species - type species
suborder Spirulidae family - sole extant family; Spirula genus - sole extant genus; Spirula spirula species - sole extant species
References
genus of alga
Spirulina (genus) Spirulina (genus)
Spirulina (Turpin) Spirulina (Turpin) (genus)
Spirulina (genus) Spirulina (genus)
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1 genus 43080
suborder of mollusc
Spirulida
Spirulina (Mollusca) (suborder)
Spirulida