Genus Planosporangium
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies, including synonyms, cited in this file: 0
Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").
Planosporangium Wiese et al. 2008, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Planosporangium flavigriseum Wiese et al. 2008.
Etymology: Gr. n. planes, a wanderer; N.L. neut. n. sporangium, sporangium, spore case; N.L. neut. n. Planosporangium, wandering sporangium, referring to the production of sporangia with motile spores.
Valid publication: WIESE (J.), JIANG (Y.), TANG (S.K.), THIEL (V.), SCHMALJOHANN (R.), XU (L.H.), JIANG (C.L.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): A new member of the family Micromonosporaceae, Planosporangium flavigriseum gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1324-1331.
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Planosporangium flavigriseum Wiese et al. 2008, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 46034 = CCTCC AA 205013 = DSM 44991 = JCM 16008.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM232832.
Etymology: L. adj. flavus, yellow; N.L. neut. adj. griseum, grey; N.L. neut. adj. flavigriseum, yellowish grey, referring to the colour of substrate mycelium of the type strain.
Valid publication: WIESE (J.), JIANG (Y.), TANG (S.K.), THIEL (V.), SCHMALJOHANN (R.), XU (L.H.), JIANG (C.L.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): A new member of the family Micromonosporaceae, Planosporangium flavigriseum gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2008, 58, 1324-1331.
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Note: The adjective griseus -a -um, which appears in the etymology, is a neo-Latin adjective, not a Latin adjective as cited in the paper by Wiese et al. 2008.
Planosporangium mesophilum Cao et al. 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YIM 48875 = CCTCC AA 209049 = KCTC 19779.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: GU126491.
Etymology: Gr. adj. mesos, middle; N.L. neut. adj. philum (from Gr. neut. adj. philon), loving; N.L. neut. adj. mesophilum, middle (temperature)-loving, mesophilic.
Valid publication: CAO (Y.R.), WANG (Q.), JIN (R.X.), JIANG (Y.), LAI (H.X.), HE (W.X.), XU (L.H.) and JIANG (C.L.): Planosporangium mesophilum sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of Bletilla striata. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 1330-1333.
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Planosporangium thailandense Thawai et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) HSS8-18 = BCC 41917 = JCM 17129.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB560970.
Etymology: N.L. neut. adj. thailandense, of or pertaining to Thailand, the origin of the soil from which the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: THAWAI (C.), THAMSATHIT (W.) and KUDO (T.): Planosporangium thailandense sp. nov., isolated from soil from a Thai hot spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 1051-1055.
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