Cryptococcus

cryptococcus Translingual thumb|Cryptococcus neoformans Etymology mul la-new -, from mul grc - grc κρυπτός κόκκος hidden, secret grain, seed 1. Proper noun 1 m Principally soil-dwelling yeast fungi, but certain species cause cryptococcosis or meningitis in mammals including humans: genus family Tremellaceae genus family Cryptococcaceae family genus family Eriococcidae certain scale insects, soft scales, some of which are pests in agriculture Synonyms genus in Tremellaceae Filobasidiella genus teleomorph Hypernyms genus in Tremellaceae genus in Cryptococcaeae genus in Eriococcidae Hyponyms genus in Tremellaceae or Cryptococcaeae Cryptococcus neoformans species type species genus in Eriococcidae For species see Cryptococcus (Eriococcidae) Further reading fungus 1 Cryptococcus (Tremellaceae) 1 54225 194666 16400 5206 11060 1 insect Cryptococcus (insect) Cryptococcus (Eriococcidae) Eriococcidae 2d668082848b5c865cd44001e9ed91bb 79213 16400 mul terms prefixed with crypto- terms suffixed with -coccus mul Fungi Scale insects