Genus Pleionea
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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").
Pleionea Fagervold et al. 2013, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Pleionea mediterranea Fagervold et al. 2013.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Pleionea, named after Pleione, a Nereid in Greek mythology, referring to the marine origin.
References: FAGERVOLD, S. K., URIOS, L., INTERTAGLIA, L., BATAILLER, N., LEBARON, P. and SUZUKI, M. T. 2013. Pleionea mediterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from coastal seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 2700-2705..
Original article in IJSEM Online
Pleionea mediterranea Fagervold et al. 2013, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) MOLA115=CIP 110343=DSM 25350.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM990889.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. mediterranea, pertaining to the Mediterranean Sea.
Source: Environmental - marine.
Reference: FAGERVOLD, S. K., URIOS, L., INTERTAGLIA, L., BATAILLER, N., LEBARON, P. and SUZUKI, M. T. 2013. Pleionea mediterranea gen. nov., sp. nov., a gammaproteobacterium isolated from coastal seawater. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 63, 2700-2705.
Original article in IJSEM Online