Translingual

Proper noun

Chrysiogenetes

1. A taxonomic phylum within the kingdom Bacteria – bacteria that utilize arsenic compounds instead of oxygen.
2. A taxonomic class within the phylum Chrysiogenetes.

Hypernyms

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

Hyponyms

• (class): Chrysiogenales - sole order; Chrysiogenaceae - sole family; Chrysiogenes, Desulfurispira, Desulfurispirillum - genera

References

• Ruggiero MA, Gordon DP, Orrell TM, Bailly N, Bourgoin T, Brusca RC, et al. (2015) A Higher Level Classification of All Living Organisms. PLoS ONE 10(4): e0119248. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0119248. pmid:25923521