Genus Ancalochloris
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Ancalochloris Gorlenko and Lebedeva 1971, genus.
Type species: ¤ Ancalochloris perfilievii Gorlenko and Lebedeva 1971 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Anc. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. ancalos, arm; Gr. adj. chlôros, green; N.L. neut. (sic) n. Ancalochloris, arm (-producing) green (microbe).
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: GORLENKO (V.M.) and LEBEDEVA (E.V.): New green bacteria with out-growths. Mikrobiologiya, 1971, 40, 1035-1039.
Ancalochloris perfilievii Gorlenko and Lebedeva 1971, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) no pure culture.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not available.
Etymology: N.L. masc. gen. n. perfilievii, of Perfil'ev, named after B.V. Perfil'ev, a Russian microbiologist.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: GORLENKO (V.M.) and LEBEDEVA (E.V.): New green bacteria with out-growths. Mikrobiologiya, 1971, 40, 1035-1039.