Thiothrix

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thio- (“sulfur”) +‎ Ancient Greek θρῐ́ξ (thríx, “hair”)

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1. A taxonomic genus within the family Thiotrichaceae – filamentous sulfur-oxidizing bacteria.

• (genus): Prokaryota – superkingdom; Bacteria – kingdom; Negibacteria – subkingdom; Pseudomonadota – phylum; Gammaproteobacteria - class; Thiotrichales - order; Thiotrichaceae - family

• (genus): Thiothrix nivea - type species; for other species see Thiothrix at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature,

• (genus in Thiotrichaceae): Achromatium, Beggiatoa, Cocleimonas, Leucothrix, Thiobacterium, Thiomargarita, Thioploca, Thiospira - genera

• Thiothrix on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Thiothrix on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Thiotrichaceae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Thiothrix at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Thiothrix at List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature
• Thiothrix at World Register of Marine Species