Genus Sagittula
Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (→) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).
Number of species, including synonyms, cited in this file: 2
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).
Sagittula Gonzalez et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Sagittula stellata Gonzalez et al. 1997.
Etymology: L. fem. n. sagittula, small arrow, referring to the shape of the bacterium.
Valid publication: GONZALEZ (J.M.), MAYER (F.), MORAN (M.A.), HODSON (R.E.) and WHITMAN (W.B.): Sagittula stellata gen. nov., sp. nov., a lignin-transforming bacterium from a coastal environment. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 773-780.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ Sagittula Gonzalez et al. 1997 emend. Lee et al. 2013.
Reference: LEE (D.H.), CHO (S.J.), KIM (S.M.) and LEE (S.B.): Sagittula marina sp. nov., isolated from seawater and emended description of the genus Sagittula. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2101-2107.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sagittula marina Lee et al. 2013, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) F028-2 = JCM 17627 = KCTC 23543.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: HQ336489.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine.
Valid publication: LEE (D.H.), CHO (S.J.), KIM (S.M.) and LEE (S.B.): Sagittula marina sp. nov., isolated from seawater and emended description of the genus Sagittula. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2013, 63, 2101-2107.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Sagittula stellata Gonzalez et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) E-37 = ATCC 700073= CIP 105237 = CIP 105724 = DSM 11524.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: U58356.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. stellata, starry, here referring to the cell arrangement.
Valid publication: GONZALEZ (J.M.), MAYER (F.), MORAN (M.A.), HODSON (R.E.) and WHITMAN (W.B.): Sagittula stellata gen. nov., sp. nov., a lignin-transforming bacterium from a coastal environment. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 773-780.
Original article in IJSEM Online