Genus Ekhidna
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
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").
Ekhidna Alain et al. 2010, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Ekhidna lutea Alain et al. 2010.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Ekhidna, a sea nymph-dragon of Greek mythology producing slime, referring to the creaminess and smoothness of the colonies.
Valid publication: ALAIN (K.), TINDALL (B.J.), CATALA (P.), INTERTAGLIA (L.) and LEBARON (P.): Ekhidna lutea gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from the South East Pacific Ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2972-2978.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Ekhidna lutea Alain et al. 2010, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BiosLi39 = BiosLi/39 = CIP 109600 = DSM 19307 = OOB 398.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM746475.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. lutea, gold yellow, the colour of the colonies on marine agar.
Valid publication: ALAIN (K.), TINDALL (B.J.), CATALA (P.), INTERTAGLIA (L.) and LEBARON (P.): Ekhidna lutea gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the phylum Bacteroidetes isolated from the South East Pacific Ocean. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2010, 60, 2972-2978.
Original article in IJSEM Online