Family Prochlorotrichaceae
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Prochlorotrichaceae Burger-Wiersma et al. 1989, fam. nov.
Type genus: ¤ Prochlorothrix Burger-Wiersma et al. 1989.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Prochlorothrix, type genus of the family; L. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Prochlorotrichaceae, the Prochlorothrix family.
Valid publication: BURGER-WIERSMA (T.), STAL (L.J.) and MUR (L.R.): Prochlorothrix hollandica gen. nov., sp. nov., a filamentous oxygenic photoautrotophic procaryote containing chlorophylls a and b: assignment to Prochlorotrichaceae fam. nov. and order Prochlorales Florenzano, Balloni, and Materassi 1986, with emendation of the ordinal description. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 250-257.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Prochlorotrichaceae Burger-Wiersma et al. 1989, nom. rejic.
Type genus: ¤ Prochlorothrix Burger-Wiersma et al. 1989.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Prochlorothrix, type genus of the family; L. suff. -aceae, ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. pl. n. Prochlorotrichaceae, the Prochlorothrix family.
Valid publication: PINEVICH (A.V.), AVERINA (S.G.) and VELICHKO (N.V.): Another view on the role of photosynthetic pigments in taxonomy of oxygenic-phototrophic bacteria: proposed rejection of the order Prochlorales Florenzano, Balloni, and Materassi 1986 (emend. Burger-Wiersma, Stal, and Mur 1989), the family Prochloraceae Florenzano, Balloni, and Materassi 1986, and the family Prochlorotrichaceae Burger-Wiersma, Stal, and Mur 1989. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 1264-1267.
Original article in IJSB Online
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