Spirulina

== Translingual == === Etymology === From Spirula +‎ -ina, after the spiral-shaped bacteria Arthrospira. === Proper noun === Spirulina (Spirulina f) A taxonomic genus within the family Pseudanabaenaceae – certain cyanobacteria. A taxonomic suborder within the order Spirulida – certain molluscs, with only Spirula spirula being extant. ==== Hypernyms ==== (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Cyanobacteria – phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Oscillatoriales - order; Pseudanabaenaceae - family; Spirulinoideae - subfamily (suborder): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Spiralia – superphylum; Mollusca – phylum; Cephalopoda – class; Coleoidea - subclass; Decabrachia - superorder; Spirulida - order ==== Hyponyms ==== (genus): Spirulina major - type species (suborder): Spirulidae - sole extant family; Spirula - sole extant genus; Spirula spirula - sole extant species === References === genus of alga Spirulina (genus) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Spirulina (Turpin) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies (genus) Spirulina (genus) on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons Spirulina at National Center for Biotechnology Information Spirulina at AlgaeBase suborder of mollusc Spirulida on Wikipedia.Wikipedia Spirulina (Mollusca) on Wikispecies.Wikispecies (suborder) Category:Spirulida on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons