Translingual

Wikispecies

Proper noun

Spirochaetae

1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – bacteria with a long slender corkscrew shape.

Hypernyms

• (phylum): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom

References

• Five Kingdoms: An Illustrated Guide to the Phyla of Life on Earth (Margulis & Schwartz) ISBN 0-8050-7252-7