Cryptococcus
See also: cryptococcus
Translingual
Proper noun
Cryptococcus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Tremellaceae – principally soil-dwelling yeast fungi, but certain species cause cryptococcosis or meningitis in mammals including humans.
- A taxonomic genus within the family Eriococcidae – certain scale insects, soft scales, some of which are pests in agriculture.
Synonyms
- (genus in Tremellaceae): Filobasidiella (teleomorph)
Hypernyms
- (genus in Tremellaceae): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Fungi – kingdom; Dikarya – subkingdom; Basidiomycota – phylum; Agaricomycotina - subphylum; Tremellomycetes - class; Tremellales - order; Tremellaceae - family
- (genus in Eriococcidae): Eukaryota - superkingdom; Animalia - kingdom; Bilateria - subkingdom; Protostomia - infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa - superphylum; Arthropoda - phylum; Hexapoda - subphylum; Insecta - class; Pterygota - subclass; Neoptera - infraclass; Condylognatha - superorder; Hemiptera - order; Sternorrhyncha - suborder; Coccoidea - superfamily; Eriococcidae - family
Hyponyms
- (genus in Tremellaceae): Cryptococcus neoformans - type species; for other species see Cryptococcus at MycoBank.
- (genus in Eriococcidae): For species see
Further reading
- fungus
- Cryptococcus at MycoBank
- Cryptococcus on Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Cryptococcus at Encyclopedia of Life
- Filobasidiella/Cryptococcus neoformans species complex at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- insect
- Cryptococcus at the Catalogue of Life
- Cryptococcus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Cryptococcus at Encyclopedia of Life
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