Clonothrix
noun
Clo·no·thrix
ˈklōnōˌthriks
: a genus of chlamydobacteria that have organic sheaths encrusted with iron or manganese, that reproduce by spherical conidia borne in chains, and that are known chiefly from waterworks and pipes
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from clono- (from Greek klōn twig) + -thrix