Genus Phyllonema
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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").
Phyllonema Alvarenga et al. 2016, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Phyllonema aviceniicola Alvarenga et al. 2016.
Etymology: Gr. neut. n. phyllon, leaf; Gr. neut. n. nema, thread; N.L. neut. n. Phyllonema, a thread from a leaf; reference to the typical habitat of this filamentous cyanobacterium.
Valid publication: ALVARENGA, D. O., RIGONATO, J., BRANCO, L. H., MELO, I. S. and FIORE, M. F. 2016. Phyllonema aviceniicola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Foliisarcina bertiogensis gen. nov., sp. nov., epiphyllic cyanobacteria associated with Avicennia schaueriana leaves. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 689-700.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Phyllonema aviceniicola Alvarenga et al. 2016, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CENA341.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: KT731158.
Whole-genome sequence accession no. for the type strain: -.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Avicennia, a tree genus; L. suff. -cola (from L. n. incola), inhabitant, dweller; N.L. n. avicenniicola, inhabiting Avicennia trees; in reference to the host of the species.
Source: Plant.
Valid publication: ALVARENGA, D. O., RIGONATO, J., BRANCO, L. H., MELO, I. S. and FIORE, M. F. 2016. Phyllonema aviceniicola gen. nov., sp. nov. and Foliisarcina bertiogensis gen. nov., sp. nov., epiphyllic cyanobacteria associated with Avicennia schaueriana leaves. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 66, 689-700.
Original article in IJSEM Online