Genus Polymorphospora
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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").
For a detailed description of this taxon see Bergey’s Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria (BMSAB).
Polymorphospora Tamura et al. 2006, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Polymorphospora rubra Tamura et al. 2006.
Etymology: Gr. adj. polumorphos, multiform; Gr. fem. n. spora, seed, and in biology a spore; N.L. fem. n. Polymorphospora, polymorphic spore.
Valid publication: TAMURA (T.), HATANO (K.) and SUZUKI (K.): A new genus of the family Micromonosporaceae, Polymorphospora gen. nov., with description of Polymorphospora rubra sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1959-1964.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Polymorphospora rubra Tamura et al. 2006, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TT 97-42 = DSM 44947 = JCM 14904 = NBRC 101157.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB223089.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rubra, red.
Valid publication: TAMURA (T.), HATANO (K.) and SUZUKI (K.): A new genus of the family Micromonosporaceae, Polymorphospora gen. nov., with description of Polymorphospora rubra sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 1959-1964.
Original article in IJSEM Online