Genus Oceanicaulis
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Oceanicaulis Strömpl et al. 2003, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Oceanicaulis alexandrii Strömpl et al. 2003.
Etymology: L. masc. n. oceanus, the ocean; L. masc. n. caulis, stalk, referring to a prostheca; N.L. masc. n. Oceanicaulis, stalk(ed organism) from the ocean.
Valid publication: STRÖMPL (C.), HOLD (G.L.), LÜNSDORF (H.), GRAHAM (J.), GALLACHER (S.), ABRAHAM (W.R.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and TIMMIS (K.N.): Oceanicaulis alexandrii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel stalked bacterium isolated from a culture of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1901-1906.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Oceanicaulis alexandrii Strömpl et al. 2003, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) C116-18 = DSM 11625 = NCIMB 13905.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ309862.
Etymology: L. n. Alexandrium, the (dinoflagellate) from Alexandria; L. masc. gen. alexandrii, of Alexandrium, the source of isolation and postulated natural habitat.
Valid publication: STRÖMPL (C.), HOLD (G.L.), LÜNSDORF (H.), GRAHAM (J.), GALLACHER (S.), ABRAHAM (W.R.), MOORE (E.R.B.) and TIMMIS (K.N.): Oceanicaulis alexandrii gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel stalked bacterium isolated from a culture of the dinoflagellate Alexandrium tamarense (Lebour) Balech. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2003, 53, 1901-1906.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Oceanicaulis stylophorae Chen et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) GISW-4 = BCRC 80207 = LMG 25723.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HM035090.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. stylophorae, of Stylophora, isolated from a coral belonging to the genus Stylophora.
Valid publication: CHEN (M.H.), SHEU (S.Y.), CHEN (C.A.), WANG (J.T.) and CHEN (W.M.): Oceanicaulis stylophorae sp. nov., isolated from the reef-building coral Stylophora pistillata. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2241-2246.
Original article in IJSEM Online