Genus Kallipyga
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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").
Kallipyga Hugon et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Kallipyga massiliensis Hugon et al. 2016.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Kallipyga, of the Greek epithet kallipygos, said of a statue of Aphrodite having beautifully proportioned buttocks.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 2463-2466.
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Effective publication: HUGON, P., RAMASAMY, D., ROBERT, C., COUDERC, C., RAOULT, D., FOURNIER, P.-E. 2013. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Kallipyga massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Clostridiales Incertae Sedis XI. Stand. Genomic Sci. 8, 500-515.
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Kallipyga massiliensis Hugon et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ph2=CSUR P241=DSM 26229.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: JN837487.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: CAHC00000000.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. massiliensis, of Massilia, the Latin name of Marseille where was cultivated strain ph2T.
Source: Clinical.
Valid publication: VALIDATION LIST no. 170. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66 (2016), 2463-2466.
Validation List Online
Effective publication: HUGON, P., RAMASAMY, D., ROBERT, C., COUDERC, C., RAOULT, D., FOURNIER, P.-E. 2013. Non-contiguous finished genome sequence and description of Kallipyga massiliensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Clostridiales Incertae Sedis XI. Stand. Genomic Sci. 8, 500-515.
Effective publication Online