Genus Planktothrix
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 4 (of which 2 are emendations of species validly published under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature)
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Preliminary remark
In June 1985 the Subcommittee on the taxonomic of Phototrophic Bacteria proposed that names of cyanobacteria described and validly published as blue-green algae under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature are recognized as having been published under the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision) [1].
In September 1986, the Judicial Commission agreed unanimously to recommend the following to the ICSB (now ICSP): those names of taxa of Cyanobacteria and Cyanophyta that are valid under the Botanical Code be considered valid under the Bacteriological Code for the purpose of preparing an acceptance list comparable to the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names [2]. However, "Declarations of intent" by the Judicial Commission were not taken up by the ICSB (now ICSP).
In 2003, the "Subcommitteee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria" [3] proposed the preparation of a list of approved names of cyanobateria under the Bacteriological Code and a small committee was appointed to prepare such a list. However, such a list is not yet available.
Consequently, names of cyanobacteria described and validly published as blue-green algae under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature have no standing in bacterial nomenclature, unless they are again described under the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 revision).
References
1 TRÜPER (H.G.) (Chairman): International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the discussion workshop: taxonomy of cyanobacteria, 17 to 19 June 1985, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 114-115.
Original article in IJSEM Online
2 JONES (D.) (Secretary): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Minutes of the meeting, 5 September 1986, Manchester, United Kingdom. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 85-87.
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3 IMHOFF (J.F.) and MADIGAN (M.T.): International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommitteee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 27 August 2003, Tokyo, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1001-1003.
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Other references
STANIER (R.Y.), SISTROM (W.R.), HANSEN (T.A.), WHITTON (B.A.), CASTENHOLZ (R.W.), PFENNIG (N.), GORLENKO (V.N.), KONDRATIEVA (E.N.), EIMHJELLEN (K.E.), WHITTENBURY (R.), GHERNA (R.L.) and TRÜPER (H.G.): Proposal to place the nomenclature of the cyanobacteria (blue-green algae) under the rules of the International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1978, 28, 335-336.
HILL (L.R.): International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. XIII International Congress of Microbiology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1983, 33, 435-437.
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JUDICIAL COMMISSION OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE ON SYSTEMATIC BACTERIOLOGY: Minutes of the meeting, 6 August 1982, Boston, Massachusetts. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 577-578.
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HILL (L.R.): International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. XIV International Congress of Microbiology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1987, 37, 88-90.
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CASTENHOLZ (R.W.) and WATERBURY (J.B.): Group I. Cyanobacteria. Preface. In: J.T. STALEY, M.P. BRYANT, N. PFENNIG and J.G. HOLT (editors), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 1989, vol. 3. The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, pp. 1710-1727.
WAYNE (L.G.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Minutes of the Meeting, 14 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 185-187.
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GOODFELLOW (M.): International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. XVIth International Congress of Microbiology. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1995, 45, 613-615.
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OREN (A.): A proposal for further integration of the cyanobacteria under the Bacteriological Code. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1895-1902.
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DE VOS (P.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and TINDALL (B.J.): Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Xth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 28, 29 and 31 July and 1 August 2002, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2005, 55, 525-532.
Original article by De Vos et al. 2005 in IJSEM Online
"Planktothrix" emend. Suda et al. 2002.
Type species: ¤ "Planktothrix agardhii" emend. Suda et al. 2002.
Etymology: Gr. adj. planktos -ê -on, wandering, roaming; Gr. fem. n. thrix, thread, hair; N.L. fem. n. Planktothrix, wandering (planktonic) hair.
Reference: SUDA (S.), WATANABE (M.M.), OTSUKA (S.), MAHAKAHANT (A.), YONGMANITCHAI (W.), NOPARTNARAPORN (N.), LIU (Y.) and DAY (J.G.): Taxonomic revision of water-bloom-forming species of oscillatorioid cyanobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1577-1595.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 Suda et al. 2002 propose an emendation of the genus "Planktothrix" which has no standing in nomenclature under the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
2 Planktothrix Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 is validly published under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
"Planktothrix agardhii" emend. Suda et al. 2002. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CCAP 1460/5 = NIES 204.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB045954.
Basonym: "Oscillatoria agardhii".
Etymology: not found.
Valid publication: SUDA (S.), WATANABE (M.M.), OTSUKA (S.), MAHAKAHANT (A.), YONGMANITCHAI (W.), NOPARTNARAPORN (N.), LIU (Y.) and DAY (J.G.): Taxonomic revision of water-bloom-forming species of oscillatorioid cyanobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1577-1595.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 Suda et al. 2002 propose an emendation of the species "Planktothrix agardhii" which has no standing in nomenclature under the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
2 Planktothrix agardhii (Gomont) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 is validly published under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Planktothrix mougeotii Suda et al. 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TR1-5 = CCAP 1460/6 = NIES 844.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB045971.
Basonym: "Oscillatoria mougeotii".
Etymology: not found.
Valid publication: SUDA (S.), WATANABE (M.M.), OTSUKA (S.), MAHAKAHANT (A.), YONGMANITCHAI (W.), NOPARTNARAPORN (N.), LIU (Y.) and DAY (J.G.): Taxonomic revision of water-bloom-forming species of oscillatorioid cyanobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1577-1595.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 Planktothrix mougeotii sp. nov. is illegitimate because the genus name Planktothrix has never been validly published under the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
2 Under the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision) Planktothrix mougeotii Suda et al. 2002 is a new species not a new combination as cited in the paper by Suda et al. 2002.
3 The basonym, Oscillatoria mougeotii Kützing ex Lemmermann is validly published under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.
Planktothrix pseudagardhii Suda and Watanabe 2002, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) T1-8-4 = CCAP 1460/7 = NIES 845.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not found.
Basonym: "Oscillatoria pseudagardhii".
Etymology: Gr. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. n. agardhii, a bacterial specific epithet; N.L. n. pseudagardhii, false agardhii, referring to Planktothrix agardhii.
Valid publication: SUDA (S.), WATANABE (M.M.), OTSUKA (S.), MAHAKAHANT (A.), YONGMANITCHAI (W.), NOPARTNARAPORN (N.), LIU (Y.) and DAY (J.G.): Taxonomic revision of water-bloom-forming species of oscillatorioid cyanobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1577-1595.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: Planktothrix pseudagardhii Suda and Watanabe 2002 is illegitimate because the genus name Planktothrix has never been validly published under the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
"Planktothrix rubescens" emend. Suda et al. 2002.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) CYA 18 = CCAP 1459/22 = NIES 610 = NIVA CYA 18.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: X84811.
Basonym: "Oscillatoria rubescens".
Etymology: not found.
Reference: SUDA (S.), WATANABE (M.M.), OTSUKA (S.), MAHAKAHANT (A.), YONGMANITCHAI (W.), NOPARTNARAPORN (N.), LIU (Y.) and DAY (J.G.): Taxonomic revision of water-bloom-forming species of oscillatorioid cyanobacteria. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2002, 52, 1577-1595.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Notes:
1 Suda et al. 2002 propose an emendation of the species "Planktothrix rubescens" which has no standing in nomenclature under the Rules of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
2 Planktothrix rubescens (D.C. ex Gomont) Anagnostidis and Komárek 1988 is validly published under the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature.