Prochlorococcus

== Translingual == === Etymology === Prochloron + Coccus === Proper noun === Prochlorococcus m A taxonomic genus within the family Procloraceae – certain picoplankton, probably the most abundant photosynthetic organisms. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Cyanobacteria – phylum; Cyanophyceae – class; Synechococcales – order; Prochloraceae – family ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Prochlorococcus marinus (sole described species) === References === Prochlorococcus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Prochlorococcus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies Prochlorococcus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Prochlorococcus at National Center for Biotechnology Information Prochlorococcus at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature