Genus Oceaniserpentilla
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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").
Oceaniserpentilla Schlösser et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Oceaniserpentilla haliotis Schlösser et al. 2008.
Etymology: L. n. oceanus, the ocean; L. fem. n. serpens -tis, a snake; N.L. fem. n. serpentilla, a small snake; N.L. fem. n. Oceaniserpentilla, small snake of the ocean, indicating shape and origin.
Valid publication: SCHLÖSSER (A.), LIPSKI (A.), SCHMALFUß (J.), KUGLER (F.) and BECKMANN (G.): Oceaniserpentilla haliotis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from haemolymph serum of blacklip abalone. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2122-2125.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Oceaniserpentilla haliotis Schlösser et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 19503 = LMG 24225.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM747817.
Etymology: N.L. n. Haliotis, scientific name of a genus; N.L. gen. n. haliotis, of Haliotis, referring to the isolation of the type strain from Haliotis rubra.
Valid publication: SCHLÖSSER (A.), LIPSKI (A.), SCHMALFUß (J.), KUGLER (F.) and BECKMANN (G.): Oceaniserpentilla haliotis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from haemolymph serum of blacklip abalone. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 2122-2125.
Original article in IJSEM Online