Beggiatoa
noun
Beg·giatoa
bə-ˈja-tə-wə,
ˌbe-jə-ˈtō-ə
: a genus (the type of the family Beggiatoaceae) of colorless filamentous sulfur bacteria of the order Beggiatoales that in form and motility resemble algae of the family Oscillatoriaceae and that often form thick mats of unsheathed filaments in swamps, sulfur springs, and seawater
beggiatoaceous adjective
bə-¦ja-tə-¦wā-shəs
¦be-jə-ˌtō-¦ā-
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from F. S. Beggiato, 19th century Italian botanist