Genus Rhodopila
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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).
Rhodopila Imhoff et al. 1984, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rhodopila globiformis (Pfennig 1974) Imhoff et al. 1984.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rpi. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; L. fem. n. pila, a ball or globe; N.L. fem. n. Rhodopila, red sphere.
Valid publication: IMHOFF (J.F.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and PFENNIG (N.): Rearrangement of the species and genera of the phototrophic "purple nonsulfur bacteria". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 340-343.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rhodopila globiformis (Pfennig 1974) Imhoff et al. 1984, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) ATCC 35887= DSM 161 = LMG 4312.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D86513.
Basonym: ¤ Rhodopseudomonas globiformis Pfennig 1974 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. globus, ball, sphere, globe; L. adj. suffix -formis -is -e (from L. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance), -like, in the shape of; N.L. fem. adj. globiformis, sphere-shaped.
Valid publication: IMHOFF (J.F.), TRÜPER (H.G.) and PFENNIG (N.): Rearrangement of the species and genera of the phototrophic "purple nonsulfur bacteria". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1984, 34, 340-343.
Original article in IJSEM Online