Nostoc

See also: nostoc

Translingual

Nostoc commune (gelatinous, olive-green mass)

Etymology

Coined by Paracelsus as nostoch, from a combination of the English nostril and German Nasenloch "nose hole, nostril", likely due to appearance similar to nasal mucus.

Proper noun

Nostoc n

1. A taxonomic genus within the family Nostocaceae – certain cyanobacteria, called star jelly, when swollen after rain.

Synonyms

• (genus): troll’s butter, witch's butter, witch’s jelly

Hypernyms

• (genus): Prokaryota - superkingdom; Bacteria - kingdom; Negibacteria - subkingdom; Cyanobacteria - phylum; Cyanophyceae - class; Nostocophycideae - subclass; Nostocales - order; Nostocaceae - family

Hyponyms

• (genus): Nostoc flagelliforme, Nostoc commune - selected species

Derived terms

• Compactonostoc
• Desmonostoc
• Pseudonostoc
• Sinonostocopsis
• Veteronostocale
• Violetonostoc

References

• Nostoc on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Nostoc on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Nostoc on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Nostoc at AlgaeBase
• Nostoc at World Register of Marine Species
• Nostoc at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
• Nostoc at National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Nostoc at Tropicos