Coccidioides

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Coccidia +‎ -oides (“-like, -oid”, taxonomic suffix). === Proper noun === Coccidioides m A taxonomic genus within the family Onygenaceae – ascomycetous fungi found especially in dry, warm soils that produce infectious arthroconidia and cause coccidioidomycosis. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Ascomycota – phylum; Pezizomycotina – subphylum; Eurotiomycetes – class; Eurotiomycetidae – subclass; Onygenales – order; Onygenaceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Coccidioides immitis - type species === References === Coccidioides on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Category:Coccidioides on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Coccidioides at National Center for Biotechnology Information Coccidioides at MycoBank Coccidioides at Index Fungorum “Coccidioides”, in Merriam-Webster.com Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.