Genus Ancylothrix
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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").
Ancylothrix Martins et Branco 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ancylothrix rivularis Martins et Branco 2016.
Etymology: Gr. adj. ankylos, curved; Gr. fem. n. thrix, trichos hair; N.L. fem. n. Ancylothrix, curved hair.
Valid publication: MARTINS, M. D., RIGONATO, J., TABOGA, S. R. and BRANCO, L. H. 2016. Proposal of Ancylothrix gen. nov., a new genus of Phormidiaceae (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriales) based on a polyphasic approach. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2396-2405.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ancylothrix rivularis Martins et Branco 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Formaldehyde-fixed sample of strain 8PC deposited in Herbarium SJRP (IBILCE/UNESP), Brazil, voucher number SJRP 31538.
Sequence accession no. (16S–23S rRNA) for the type strain: KT819197.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N. L. fem. adj. rivularis, belonging to a stream).
Source: Environmental - freshwater.
Valid publication: MARTINS, M. D., RIGONATO, J., TABOGA, S. R. and BRANCO, L. H. 2016. Proposal of Ancylothrix gen. nov., a new genus of Phormidiaceae (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriales) based on a polyphasic approach. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2396-2405.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ancylothrix terrestris Martins et Branco 2016, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Formaldehyde-fixed sample of strain 10PC deposited in Herbarium SJRP (IBILCE/UNESP), Brazil, voucher number SJRP 31539.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT819199.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. terrestris, terrestrial, referring to the habitat of the populations pertaining to this species.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: MARTINS, M. D., RIGONATO, J., TABOGA, S. R. and BRANCO, L. H. 2016. Proposal of Ancylothrix gen. nov., a new genus of Phormidiaceae (Cyanobacteria, Oscillatoriales) based on a polyphasic approach. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 2396-2405.
Original article in IJSEM Online