Genus Spirilliplanes
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: 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).
Spirilliplanes Tamura et al. 1997, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Spirilliplanes yamanashiensis Tamura et al. 1997.
Etymology: N.L. dim. neut. n. spirillum, a small spiral; Gr. masc. n. planes, a wanderer; N.L. fem. (sic) n. Spirilliplanes, an organism with wandering cells, in spirals.
Valid publication: TAMURA (T.), HAYAKAWA (M.) and HATANO (K.): A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Spirilliplanes gen. nov., with description of Spirilliplanes yamanashiensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 97-102.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The Greek noun planes is in the masculine gender. So, according to Rule 65 (2), the generic name Spirilliplanes should be in the masculine gender (not in the feminine gender as cited by Tamura et al. 1997).
Spirilliplanes yamanashiensis Tamura et al. 1997, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) YU127-1 = DSM 44325 = IFO (now NBRC) 15828 = JCM 10032 = VKM Ac-1993.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: D63912.
Etymology: N.L. fem. adj. yamanashiensis, of or pertaining to Yamanashi Prefecture, Japan, the source of soil from which the organism was isolated.
Valid publication: TAMURA (T.), HAYAKAWA (M.) and HATANO (K.): A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Spirilliplanes gen. nov., with description of Spirilliplanes yamanashiensis sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1997, 47, 97-102.
Original article in IJSEM Online