Genus Rhodoplanes
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Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 8
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).
Rhodoplanes Hiraishi and Ueda 1994, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Rhodoplanes roseus (Janssen and Harfoot 1991) Hiraishi and Ueda 1994.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Rpl. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. rhodon, the rose; Gr. masc. n. planos, a vagabond, a wanderer; N.L. masc. n. Rhodoplanes, a red wanderer.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.) and UEDA (Y.): Rhodoplanes gen. nov., a new genus of phototrophic bacteria including Rhodopseudomonas rosea as Rhodoplanes roseus comb. nov. and Rhodoplanes elegans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 665-673.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rhodoplanes azumiensis Hiraishi 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TUT3581=KCTC 15603=NBRC 112816.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC178580.
Etymology: N.L. masc. adj. azumiensis, of Azumi pertaining Azumi district, Matsumoto, Nagano Prefecture, where the type strain of this organism was isolated.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI, A. 2017. Characterization of thermotolerant phototrophic bacteria, Rhodoplanes tepidicaeni sp. nov. and Rhodoplanes azumiensis sp. nov., isolated from a geothermal spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 5038-5045.
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Rhodoplanes elegans Hiraishi and Ueda 1994, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) AS130 = ATCC 51906= DSM 11907 = IFO (now NBRC) 16660 = JCM 9224.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D25311.
Etymology: L. adj. elegans, nice, choice, elegant.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.) and UEDA (Y.): Rhodoplanes gen. nov., a new genus of phototrophic bacteria including Rhodopseudomonas rosea as Rhodoplanes roseus comb. nov. and Rhodoplanes elegans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 665-673.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rhodoplanes oryzae Srinivas et al. 2014, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA793=NBRC 109406=KCTC 15260.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HG531388.
Etymology: L. gen. n. oryzae, of rice.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: SRINIVAS, A., SASIKALA, CH. and RAMANA, CH. V. 2014. Rhodoplanes oryzae sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from the rhizosphere soil of paddy. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 64, 2198-2203.
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Rhodoplanes piscinae Chakravarthy et al. 2012, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA266 = JCM 14934 = KCTC 5627.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AM712913.
Etymology: L. gen. n. piscinae, of a fish pond, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: CHAKRAVARTHY (S.K.), RAMAPRASAD (E.V.V.), SHOBHA (E.), SASIKALA (C.) and RAMANA (C.V.): Rhodoplanes piscinae sp. nov. isolated from pond water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2012, 62, 2828-2834.
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Rhodoplanes pokkaliisoli Lakshmi et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) JA415 = KCTC 5711 = NBRC 104972.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: FM202448.
Etymology: N.L. n. pokkalium, pokkali (a variety of rice); L. n. solum, soil; N.L. gen. n. pokkaliisoli, of/from the soil of a pokkali field, from where the type strain was isolated.
Valid publication: LAKSHMI (K.V.N.S.), SASIKALA (C.) and RAMANA (C.V.): Rhodoplanes pokkaliisoli sp. nov., a phototrophic alphaproteobacterium isolated from a waterlogged brackish paddy soil. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2153-2157.
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Rhodoplanes roseus (Janssen and Harfoot 1991) Hiraishi and Ueda 1994, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) Janssen and Harfoot 941 = 941 = ATCC 49724= DSM 5909.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D25313.
Basonym: ¤ Rhodopseudomonas rosea Janssen and Harfoot 1991.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. roseus, rose-colored, pink.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI (A.) and UEDA (Y.): Rhodoplanes gen. nov., a new genus of phototrophic bacteria including Rhodopseudomonas rosea as Rhodoplanes roseus comb. nov. and Rhodoplanes elegans sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1994, 44, 665-673.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Rhodoplanes serenus Okamura et al. 2009, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TUT3530 = DSM 18633 = NBRC 102049.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB087717.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. serenus, clear, bright, pertaining to the bright-pink culture.
Valid publication: OKAMURA (K.), KANBE (T.) and HIRAISHI (A.): Rhodoplanes serenus sp. nov., a purple non-sulfur bacterium isolated from pond water. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 531-535.
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Rhodoplanes tepidamans Hiraishi and Okamura 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TUT3520=DSM 9987=NBRC 104267.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AB087718.
Etymology: L. adj. tepidus, moderately warm, lukewarm; L. part. adj. amans, loving; N.L. part. adj. tepidamans, loving warm conditions.
Source: Environmental - soil.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI, A. and OKAMURA, K. 2017. Proposal of Rhodoplanes tepidamans sp. nov. to accommodate the thermotolerant phototrophic bacterium previously referred to as 'Rhodoplanes (Rhodopseudomonas) cryptolactis'. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 1540-1545.
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Rhodoplanes tepidicaeni Hiraishi 2017, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) TUT3542=KCTC 15602=NBRC 112815.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: LC178581.
Etymology: L. adj. tepidus, lukewarm; L. neut. n. caenum, mud; N.L. gen. neut. n. tepidicaeni, of lukewarm mud.
Source: Environmental.
Valid publication: HIRAISHI, A. 2017. Characterization of thermotolerant phototrophic bacteria, Rhodoplanes tepidicaeni sp. nov. and Rhodoplanes azumiensis sp. nov., isolated from a geothermal spring. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 67, 5038-5045.
Original article in IJSEM Online