identifier: METPO:1007065
label: irregular colony
definition: A colony shape that has an irregular (non-round, non-rhizoid) outline.
trait_category: OTHER
term_kind: CLASS
mapping_status: SEEDED
parent_traits:
- METPO:1007063
created_by: Marcin Joachimiak
curation_history:
- timestamp: '2026-09-11T12:09:19Z'
  curator: seed_from_metpo
  action: SEEDED_FROM_METPO
  changes: imported from data/raw/metpo.owl (CLASS)
- timestamp: '2026-09-11T12:11:52Z'
  curator: codex
  action: ENRICHED_FROM_LITERATURE
  changes: Enriched the seeded METPO irregular colony phenotype with DOI-backed evidence
    after a repository-wide duplicate review covering ignored and hidden files.
  llm_assisted: true
definition_source: DOI:10.7759/cureus.374
evidence:
- reference: DOI:10.7759/cureus.374
  snippet: Colony morphology is one among the various characters of bacteria, which
    is also unique to a particular genus of bacteria that could be instrumental in
    preliminary identification. Size (measured in millimetres - pinpoint (≤ 1 mm),
    small (2-3 mm), medium (4-5 mm), and large (> 5 mm) colonies), shape (circular,
    irregular, rhomboid, umbonate, umbonate, filamentous, or rhizoid)
  notes: Kandi lists irregular as a bacterial colony shape value distinct from circular,
    filamentous, and rhizoid forms.