Cryptosporangium

Cryptosporangium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

The name Cryptosporangium derives from:
Gr . adj . kruptos, hidden; New Latin noun sporangium [from Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed (and in biology a spore), and Greek noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel], sporangium; New Latin neuter gender noun Cryptosporangium, an organism with sporangia (spore containing vessels) covered or hidden by mycelium.