Genus names of Greek origin

General remarks

aktis (actis) — ἀκτίς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Ainactis — Chalaractis — Dasyactis — "Euactis" — Heteractis — Hormactis — Inactis — "Inactis" — Isactis — Limnactis — "Physactis"

allâs (allas) — ἀλλᾶς

Gender: masculine

Examples: Desulfallas

amnion — ἀμνίον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Hormothamnion

angeîon (angium) — ἀγγεῖον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Actinosporangium — Amorphosporangium — Archangium — "Asiosporangium" — Cryptosporangium — Dactylosporangium — Elytrosporangium — Haliangium — "Haploangium" — "Haploangium" — Hyalangium — Intrasporangium — Kibdelosporangium — Melittangium — Planosporangium — [Podangium] — Polyangium — Pseudosporangium — Sinosporangium — Sorangium — Sphaerisporangium corrig. — Streptosporangium — Virgisporangium corrig. — Vitiosangium

anthos — ἄνθος

Gender: neuter

Examples: Desmanthos

atelês — ἀτελής

Gender: masculine or feminine

Examples: Roseateles

baktron (bactron) — βάκτρον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Geitleribactron

baktron (bactrum) — βάκτρον

Gender: neuter

Examples: "Colobactrum" — Kineobactrum — Marinibactrum — Ochrobactrum

baktron — βάκτρον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Myxobaktron

bios (bius) — βίος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Aestuariibius — Branchiibius — Caenibius — Caldanaerobius — Conchiformibius corrig. — Fodinibius — Haloarchaeobius — Maribius — Methylohalobius — Natranaerobius — Natrarchaeobius — Natronolimnobius — Pelagibius — Salinibius — "Solibius" — Thalassobius — [Thiobius]

blastos (blastus) — βλαστός

Gender: masculine

Examples: Chthonoblastus — Mariniblastus — Rhodoblastus

boros (borus) — βορός

Gender: masculine

Examples: Prolinoborus — Proteiniborus

botrys — βότρυς

Gender: masculine

Examples: Cyanobotrys

chaitê (chaeta) — χαίτη

Gender: feminine

Examples: Pleomorphochaeta — Sphaerochaeta — Spirochaeta — Thiospirochaeta

chaitê (chaete) — χαίτη

Gender: feminine

Examples: Calochaete — Gloeochaete — Leptochaete — "Leptochaete" — Macrochaete — Microchaete — Phormidiochaete — [Spirochaete] — Thiochaete

chlamys — χλαμύς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Gloeochlamys

chlôris (chloris) — χλωρίς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Acaryochloris — Ancalochloris — Blastochloris — [Clathrochloris] — Coccochloris — Oscillochloris — Prosthecochloris

chlôron (chloron) — χλωρόν

Gender: neuter

Examples: Prochloron — Prochloron

dapis — δάπις

Gender: feminine

Examples: Dapis

derma — δέρμα

Gender: neuter

Examples: Bactoderma — Cyanoderma — "Mycoderma" — Myxoderma — Phylloderma — Rhabdoderma — Siphoderma

desmis — δεσμίς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Leptodesmis — Phormidesmis

diktyon (dictyon) — δίκτυον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Cyanodictyon — Pelodictyon — Schizodictyon — Sphaerodictyon — Thiodictyon

eryma — ἔρυμα

Gender: neuter

Examples: "Tropheryma" — "Tropheryma"

genikos (genicus) — γενικός

Gender: masculine

Examples: "Candidatus Methanohydrogenicus"

gloia (gloea) — γλοία

Gender: feminine

Examples: Chalicogloea — Chlorogloea — Chondrogloea — Dactylogloea — Dasygloea — "Palmogloea" — Rhabdogloea — [Troglogloea] — Zoogloea

helix — ἕλιξ

Gender: feminine

Examples: "Didymohelix" — [Nitrohelix]

herpeton — ἑρπετόν

Gender: neuter

Examples: Chloroherpeton

hormos (ormus) — ὅρμος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Trichormus

ichthya — ἰχθύα

Gender: feminine

Examples: Sporichthya

ilys (ilus) — ἰλύς

Gender: feminine

Examples: [Lactomassilus] — Muriiphilus

kapsis (capsis) — κάψις

Gender: feminine

Examples: Eucapsis

kladion (cladium) — κλάδιον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Thermocladium

klados (cladus) — κλάδος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Mastigocladus — Pelatocladus

klôstêr (closter) — κλωστήρ

Gender: masculine

Examples: Cyanocloster — Enterocloster

koleon (coleum) — κολεόν

Gender: neuter

Examples: Hydrocoleum — Sirocoleum

korynê (coryne) — κορύνη

Gender: feminine

Examples: Hydrocoryne

korys (corys) — κόρυς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Myxacorys — "Myxocorys"

ktonos (kthonos) — κτόνος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Aetokthonos

kystis (cystis) — κύστις

Gender: feminine

Examples: Anacystis — Chondrocystis — "Chroogloeocystis" — Clathrocystis — Coelocystis — Cyanocystis — Diplocystis — Geminocystis — [Ichthyocystis] — Isocystis — Lamprocystis — Methylocystis — Microcystis — Microcystis — Minicystis — Nannocystis — [Nitrosocystis] — Phaselicystis — Plesiocystis — Polycystis — Racemicystis — Radiocystis — [Rhodocystis] — Synechocystis — Thaumaleocystis — Thiocystis — Trichocystis

lemma — λέμμα

Gender: neuter

Examples: Chroakolemma

liparos — λιπαρός

Gender: masculine

Examples: Segniliparus

Melia — Μελία

Gender: feminine

Examples: Pilimelia

mênê (mene) — μήνη

Gender: feminine

Examples: Katagnymene

mênê (menon) — μήνη

Gender: feminine

Examples: Aphanizomenon

mitos — μίτος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Stenomitos

moron — μόρον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Coelomoron

mykês (myces) — μύκης

Gender: masculine

Examples: Actinomyces — Agromyces — "Anulomyces" — "Borrelomyces" — Chondromyces — [Discomyces] — Glycomyces — Haloactinomyces — [Malleomyces] — Mechercharimyces — Melghirimyces — [Micromyces] — [Murimyces] — [Musculomyces] — Mzabimyces — "Odontomyces" — Paenactinomyces — "Parastreptomyces" — Planctomyces — Polycladomyces — "Proactinomyces" — "Sapromyces" — Streptomyces — Tenggerimyces — Thermasporomyces — Thermoactinomyces

myxa — μύξα

Gender: feminine

Examples: Enhygromyxa — Lithomyxa — [Phytomyxa]

Naias (naias) — Ναϊάς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Spelaeonaias

nêma (nema) — νῆμα

Gender: neuter

Examples: Acetonema — Achroonema — Actinosynnema — Aerosakkonema — Alkalinema — Amazoninema — Anagnostidinema — Arthronema — "Arthronema" — Baaleninema — Bacterionema — Boanema — Brachynema — Brasilonema — Brevinema — Calenema — Callonema — Camptylonema — [Campylonema] — Chamaenema — Chloronema — Coleonema — Colteronema — Desmonema — Desulfonema — Diplonema — "Candidatus Electronema" — Eleutheronema — Endonema — Geitlerinema — "Gloionema" — Halomicronema — Herpyzonema — Hormathonema — Iningainema — Jaaginema — Johanseninema — Kamptonema — Klisinema — Koinonema — Laspinema — Leptonema — Letestuinema — Lithonema — "Longinema" — Marininema — Mastichonema — Mastigonema — Meganema — Monilinema — Myrionema — Natrinema — Neomegalonema — Onkonema — Oxynema — Pantanalinema — "Paraplectonema" — Pelonema — Persinema — Petalonema — "Phragmonema" — Phyllonema — Plaxonema — Plectonema — Pseudoscytonema — Pycnacronema — Rectinema — Rhizonema — Sacconema — Salininema — Scopulonema — Scytonema — Siphononema — Sodalinema — [Sphaeronema] — Stauromatonema — Stigonema — Symphyonema — Thermonema — "Thionema" — Treponema — Tryponema — Tychonema

nephros (nephron) — νεφρός

Gender: masculine

Examples: Cyanonephron

opsis — ὄψις

Gender: feminine

Examples: Amycolatopsis — Anabaenopsis — Brachytrichiopsis — Camptylonemopsis — Chamaesiphonopsis — Chlorogloeopsis — Chroococcidiopsis — Chroococcopsis — Coelosphaeriopsis — "Coleospermopsis" — Cylindrospermopsis — Echeverriopsis — "Candidatus Endobryopsis" — Fischerellopsis — Gloeocapsopsis — Hapalopsis — Kirchneriellopsis — Loriellopsis — Lyngbyopsis — Mastigocladopsis — Mastigocoleopsis — Mycoplasmopsis — Nocardiopsis — Nostochopsis — Raphidiopsis — Rivulariopsis — Scytonematopsis — Sphaerospermopsis — Spirillopsis — Spirulinopsis — Symphyonemopsis — "Thiospirillopsis" — "Tolypothrichopsis" — Toxopsis — Westiellopsis

ousia — οὐσία

Gender: feminine

Examples: Kryptousia

peltê (pelta) — πέλτη

Gender: feminine

Examples: Skujapelta

pepsis — πέψις

Gender: feminine

Examples: Micropepsis

phagos (phagus) — φάγος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Algoriphagus — Oxalophagus — Saccharophagus — Saliphagus — Thermophagus

phanon — φανόν

Gender: neuter

Examples: Caryophanon — Cyanophanon

phasêlos (phaselus) — φάσηλος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Ferriphaselus

phonos (phonus) — φόνος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Arsenophonus

phŷkos (phycus) — φῦκος

Gender: neuter

Examples: Ophiophycus

physalis — φυσαλίς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Entophysalis

phŷsa (physa) — φῦσα

Gender: feminine

Examples: [Thiophysa]

planês (planes) — πλάνης

Gender: masculine

Examples: Actinoplanes — Bacterioplanes — Catenuloplanes — Couchioplanes — Desulfoplanes — Rhodoplanes — Spirilliplanes

plasma — πλάσμα

Gender: neuter

Examples: Acholeplasma — Acidiplasma — Anaeroplasma — Anaplasma — Asteroleplasma — "Candidatus Bacilloplasma" — [Cryptoplasma] — Cuniculiplasma — "Edwardiiplasma" — Entomoplasma — Ferroplasma — Haloplasma — [Hepatoplasma] — "Candidatus Izimaplasma" — "Candidatus Lunaplasma" — Malacoplasma — [Medusoplasma] — Mesoplasma — [Methanoplasma] — "Candidatus Moeniiplasma" — Mycoplasma — "Paranaplasma" — "Candidatus Phytoplasma" — "Pluraplasma" — Spiroplasma — Thermoplasma — "Tullyiplasma" — Ureaplasma — "Candidatus Vermiplasma" — Williamsoniiplasma

plokê (ploca) — πλοκή

Gender: feminine

Examples: [Chloroploca] — [Marithioploca] — "Peloploca" — Rhodoploca — Symploca — Thioploca

pôgôn (pogon) — πώγων

Gender: masculine

Examples: Leptopogon — Pseudospelaeopogon — Spelaeopogon

pontia — πόντια

Gender: feminine

Examples: "Thiopontia"

pygê (pyga) — πυγή

Gender: feminine

Examples: Kallipyga

pŷr (pyrum) — πῦρ

Gender: neuter

Examples: Aeropyrum

pyxis — πυξίς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Sphingopyxis

rhabdion (rhabdium) — ῥαβδίον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Desulfatirhabdium

rhabdos (rhabdus) — ῥάβδος

Gender: feminine

Examples: Aestuariirhabdus — Anaerorhabdus — Aquirhabdus — Brevirhabdus — Desulforhabdus — Dissulfurirhabdus — Edaphorhabdus — Enterorhabdus — Flavirhabdus — Halorhabdus — Intestinirhabdus — Longirhabdus — Marinirhabdus — Methylorhabdus — Oceanirhabdus — Paludirhabdus — Pelagirhabdus — "Pelorhabdus" — Persicirhabdus — Photorhabdus — Pontirhabdus — Rhizorhabdus — Salirhabdus — Sandarakinorhabdus — Sphingorhabdus — Sulfurirhabdus — Syntrophorhabdus — "Tellurirhabdus" — Thalassorhabdus — "Thalassorhabdus" — Thermodesulforhabdus — Thiohalorhabdus — Thiomicrorhabdus — Xenorhabdus

rhaphis (raphis) — ῥαφίς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Limnoraphis

rhapis — ῥαπίς

Gender: feminine

Examples: Rhizorhapis

seira — σειρά

Gender: neuter

Examples: Microseira

seira (sira) — σειρά

Gender: neuter

Examples: Aulosira — Capsosira — "Chamaesiphonosira" — Spermosira

siphôn (siphon) — σίφων

Gender: masculine

Examples: [Anthektikosiphon] — Arthrosiphon — Bacillosiphon — Chamaesiphon — Cirrosiphon — Desmosiphon — Drilosiphon — Hapalosiphon — Herpetosiphon — Hormosiphon — Porphyrosiphon — Potamosiphon — Schizosiphon — Sirosiphon — "Sirosiphon" — Sphaenosiphon — Sphinctosiphon — Stichosiphon — Symphyosiphon — "Thiosiphon"

skêptron (sceptrum) — σκῆπτρον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Thermanaerosceptrum corrig.

skia (scia) — σκιά

Gender: feminine

Examples: Trochiscia

sôma (soma) — σῶμα

Gender: neuter

Examples: Acidisoma — Dechlorosoma — Deferrisoma — Denitratisoma — Desulfosoma — Fibrisoma — Methylosoma — Spirosoma — Sulfurisoma

speîra (spira) — σπεῖρα

Gender: feminine

Examples: Aestuariispira — Arthrospira — Aureispira — Azospira — Brachyspira — Cristispira — "Cyanospira" — Desulfonatronospira — Desulfospira — Desulfurispira — "Dissulfurispira" — Ectothiorhodospira — "Entomospira" — Exilispira — "Flexispira" — Fluviispira — Glaucospira — Halorhodospira — "Juguspira" — Lachnospira — Leptospira — Limnospira — Magnetospira — [Magnispira] — "Candidatus Maribrachyspira" — Natronospira — Nitrosospira — Nitrospira — Oleispira — Oscillospira — Propionispira — Rhodospira — Roseospira — Salinispira — Saprospira — Simplicispira — Spongiispira — Succinispira — Terasakiispira — Thalassospira — Thioalkalispira — Thiohalospira — Thiomicrospira — Thiorhodospira — Thiospira — Trichospira

sperma — σπέρμα

Gender: neuter

Examples: "Cyclosperma"

sperma (spermum) — σπέρμα

Gender: neuter

Examples: Coleospermum — "Coleospermum" — Cylindrospermum — Dolichospermum — "Dolichospermum" — Macrospermum — Sphaerospermum

sphaîra (sphaera) — σφαῖρα

Gender: feminine

Examples: Acidisphaera — Algisphaera — Anaerohalosphaera — Anaerosphaera — Aquisphaera — Aureisphaera — "Candidatus Bathosphaera" — Caldisphaera — Catenisphaera — Conexivisphaera — Crocosphaera — "Diplosphaera" — Embryosphaera — Epigloeosphaera — Geminisphaera — Glaucosphaera — [Halyseosphaera] — "Humisphaera" — Ignisphaera — Isosphaera — Kineosphaera — Lactosphaera — "Lacunisphaera" — Lentisphaera — Limisphaera — [Limnosphaera] — Megasphaera — Metallosphaera — Methanosphaera — Methylosphaera — Microsphaera — Nitrososphaera — Oceanisphaera — Oligosphaera — Paludisphaera — Phycisphaera — Poriferisphaera — Psychrosphaera — Quadrisphaera — Rubinisphaera — Salinisphaera — Sedimentisphaera — Singulisphaera — Siphonosphaera — Sulfurisphaera — "Candidatus Syntrophosphaera" — Tepidisphaera — Tetrasphaera — Thermosphaera — Thiosphaera — Tundrisphaera — Zestosphaera

sphaîra (sphaeria) — σφαῖρα

Gender: feminine

Examples: Gomphosphaeria

spora — σπορά

Gender: feminine

Examples: Acrocarpospora — Actinaurispora — Actinobispora — Actinocatenispora — Actinokineospora — "Actinomonospora" — Actinomycetospora — Actinopolyspora — Actinorectispora — Actinorhabdospora — Actinorugispora — Anaerospora — Asaccharospora — Catellatospora — Catelliglobosispora — Catenulispora — Desertactinospora corrig. — Desertiactinospora — Desmospora — Desulfitispora — Desulfonispora — Desulfurispora — Excellospora — Haloactinopolyspora — Haloactinospora — Halopolyspora — Herbidospora — Holospora — Holospora — Hydrogenispora — Kitasatospora corrig. — Lacrimispora — Longispora — Lutispora — [Macrospora] — Marinactinospora — "Marinispora" — Marinitenerispora — Microbispora — "Microechinospora" — Micromonospora — Micropolyspora — "Microstreptospora" — Microtetraspora — "Oospora" — "Parvopolyspora" — Pelospora — Phytoactinopolyspora — Phytomonospora — Planobispora — Planomonospora — Planopolyspora — Planotetraspora — Plantactinospora — Polymorphospora — Propionispora — Rugosimonospora — Saccharomonospora — Saccharopolyspora — Salinactinospora — Salinispora — "Solwaraspora" — Sorospora — Sphaerimonospora — Spinactinospora — Spirillospora — Spongiactinospora — Staphylospora — Streptimonospora — Streptomonospora corrig. — Syntrophospora — Thermoactinospora — Thermobispora — Thermocatellispora — Thermogemmatispora — Thermomonospora — Thermopolyspora — Thermostaphylospora — Verrucosispora

stegê (stega) — στέγη

Gender: feminine

Examples: Pelistega

stêmôn (stemon) — στήμων

Gender: masculine

Examples: Dapisostemon — Streptostemon

stichos (stichus) — στίχος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Rhodostichus

symbiôtês (symbiotes) — συμϐιωτής

Gender: masculine

Examples: [Haloectosymbiotes]

thamnos — θάμνος

Gender: masculine or feminine

Examples: Cyanothamnos — Dactylothamnos

thêkê (thece) — θήκη

Gender: feminine

Examples: Anathece — Aphanothece — Chroothece — Cyanothece — Gloeothece — Halothece — Hormothece — "Rhodothece" — "Thiothece"

thermos (thermus) — θερμός

Gender: masculine

Examples: Acetothermus — Acidothermus — Carboxydothermus — Desulfothermus — "Candidatus Homeothermus" — Hydrogenothermus — "Candidatus Hydrothermus" — Hyperthermus — Marinithermus — Meiothermus — Methanothermus — [Methylacidithermus] — Methylothermus — "Methylothermus" — Oceanithermus — Rhabdothermus — Rhodothermus — Roseithermus — Staphylothermus — Syntrophothermus — Thermus — Vulcanithermus

tholos — θόλος

Gender: masculine or feminine

Examples: Xenotholos

thrix — θρίξ

Gender: feminine

Examples: "Acidithrix" — Amphithrix — Anabaenothrix — Ancylothrix — "Asterothrix" — Atlanticothrix — Blennothrix — "Brachythrix" — Brochothrix — Caldithrix — Calorithrix — Calothrix — Camptothrix — Cephalothrix — Chamaethrix — "Cladothrix" — "Clonothrix" — "Conidiothrix" — Crenothrix — Cuspidothrix — Cyanothrix — Cyanothrix — Dichothrix — Dictyothrix — "Candidatus Electrothrix" — "Entothrix" — Erysipelothrix — Ferrithrix — Flexithrix — Geothrix — Glaucothrix — "Gliothrix" — Haloechinothrix — Halothermothrix — Heliothrix — Homoeothrix — Hypheothrix — "Hypheothrix" — Kineothrix — Kyrtuthrix — Labilithrix — Leptochromothrix — Leptothrix — Leucothrix — "Leucothrix" — Limnothrix — [Marithrix] — Methanothrix — "Candidatus Neomicrothrix" corrig. — "Candidatus Nephrothrix" — Ophiothrix — Pegethrix — Pelagothrix — Planktothrix — Polythrix — Prochlorothrix — Proterendothrix — Rapidithrix — Saccharothrix — Salinithrix — "Candidatus Sarcinithrix" — Schizothrix — [Streptothrix] — "Candidatus Symbiothrix" — Symphyothrix — Tapinothrix — "Thermanaerothrix" — Thermosporothrix — Thermothrix — Thioflexithrix — Thiothrix — Tolypothrix — Toxothrix — "Candidatus Vecturithrix"

thrix (trichon) — θρίξ

Gender: feminine

Examples: Azomonotrichon

tîlos (tilos) — τῖλος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Sphaerotilus

toîchos (teichus) — τοῖχος

Gender: masculine

Examples: Actinoalloteichus — Streptoalloteichus

trophos — τροφός

Gender: masculine or feminine

Examples: Rhodoligotrophos

trophos (tropha) — τροφός

Gender: masculine or feminine

Examples: Oligotropha — Thermosyntropha — "Candidatus Thiodiazotropha"

zôon — ζῷον

Gender: neuter

Examples: Eperythrozoon