Genus Thiocapsa
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: 7
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).
Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Thiocapsaceae Bavendamm 1924 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Thiocapsa roseopersicina Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Tca. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. fem. n. capsa, box; N.L. fem. n. Thiocapsa, sulfur box.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: WINOGRADSKY (S.): Beiträge zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Bacterien. Heft I. Zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Schwefelbacterien. Arthur Felix, Leipzig, 1888, pp. 1-120.
→ Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Guyoneaud et al. 1998.
Reference: GUYONEAUD (R.), SÜLING (J.), PETRI (R.), MATHERON (R.), CAUMETTE (P.), PFENNIG (N.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Taxonomic rearrangements of the genera Thiocapsa and Amoebobacter on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence analyses, and description of Thiolamprovum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 957-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: According to Guyoneaud et al. 1998, Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Amoebobacter Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: GUYONEAUD (R.), SÜLING (J.), PETRI (R.), MATHERON (R.), CAUMETTE (P.), PFENNIG (N.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Taxonomic rearrangements of the genera Thiocapsa and Amoebobacter on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence analyses, and description of Thiolamprovum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 957-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiocapsa halophila Caumette et al. 1991, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) SG 3202 = ATCC 49740= DSM 6210.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ002796.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem. adj. philê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving.
Valid publication: Validation List no. 38. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 456-457.
Effective publication: CAUMETTE (P.), BAULAIGUE (R.) and MATHERON (R.): Thiocapsa halophila sp. nov., a new halophilic phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1991, 155, 170-176.
Validation List no. 38 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online
→ ¤ Thiohalocapsa halophila (Caumette et al. 1991) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Thiocapsa litoralis Puchkova et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) BM5 = ATCC 700894.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ242772.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore.
Valid publication: PUCHKOVA (N.N.), IMHOFF (J.F.) and GORLENKO (V.M.): Thiocapsa litoralis sp. nov., a new purple sulfur bacterium from microbial mats from the White Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1441-1447.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiocapsa marina Caumette et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 5811 = ATCC 43172= DSM 5653.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF112998.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine.
Valid publication: CAUMETTE (P.), GUYONEAUD (R.), IMHOFF (J.F.), SÜLING (J.) and GORLENKO (V.): Thiocapsa marina sp. nov., a novel, okenone-containing, purple sulfur bacterium isolated from brackish coastal and marine environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1031-1036.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiocapsa pendens (Molisch 1906) Guyoneaud et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 1314, Klein-Kalden = DSM 236.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ002797.2.
Basonym: ¤ Amoebobacter pendens (Molisch 1906) Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Rhodothece pendens" Molisch 1906, "Rhodothece nuda" Skuja 1956.
Etymology: L. part. adj. pendens, hanging.
Valid publication: GUYONEAUD (R.), SÜLING (J.), PETRI (R.), MATHERON (R.), CAUMETTE (P.), PFENNIG (N.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Taxonomic rearrangements of the genera Thiocapsa and Amoebobacter on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence analyses, and description of Thiolamprovum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 957-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Note: The type strains DSM 236 is not available in the DSMZ.
Reference: YARZA (P.), SPRÖER (C.), SWIDERSKI (J.), MROTZEK (N.), SPRING (S.), TINDALL (B.J.), GRONOW (S.), PUKALL (R.), KLENK (H.P.), LANG (E.), VERBARG (S.), CROUCH (A.), LILBURN (T.), BECK (B.), UNOSSON (C.), CARDEW (S.), MOORE (E.R.B.), GOMILA (M.), NAKAGAWA (Y.), JANSSENS (D.), DE VOS (P.), PEIREN (J.), SUTTELS (T.), CLERMONT (D.), BIZET (C.), SAKAMOTO (M.), IIDA (T.), KUDO (T.), KOSAKO (Y.), OSHIDA (Y.), OHKUMA (M.), ARAHAL (D.R.), SPIECK (E.), POMMERENING ROESER (A.), FIGGE (M.), PARK (D.), BUCHANAN (P.), CIFUENTES (A.), MUNOZ (R.), EUZEBY (J.P.), SCHLEIFER (K.H.), LUDWIG (W.), AMANN (R.), GLÖCKNER (F.O.) and RÓSSELLO-MÓRA (R.): Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 2013, 36, 69-73.
Publication online
Thiocapsa pfennigii Eimhjellen 1970, species.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 226.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: Y12373.
Synonym: "Thiococcus sp." Eimhjellen et al. 1967.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. pfennigii, of Pfennig, named after N. Pfennig, a German microbiologist.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: EIMHJELLEN (K.E.): Thiocapsa pfennigii sp. nov., a new species of phototrophic sulfur bacteria. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1970, 73, 193-194.
Note: In the Approved Lists, the type strain is cited as DSM 1375. However, the strain DSM 1375 is not - and has never been - available from the DSMZ. According to Imhoff et al. 1998, the correct type strain is DSM 226.
References:
1 KRACHT (M.), DSMZ: Personal communication, 1998.
2 ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 925-926.
Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria in IJSEM Online
3 IMHOFF (J.F.), SÜLING (J.) and PETRI (R.): Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1129-1143.
Original article in IJSEM Online
→ ¤ Thiococcus pfennigii (Eimhjellen 1970) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Thiocapsa rosea (Winogradsky 1888) Guyoneaud et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) 6611, Davis = DSM 235.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AJ006062.
Basonym: ¤ Amoebobacter roseus Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rosea, rosy, rose-colored, pink.
Valid publication: GUYONEAUD (R.), SÜLING (J.), PETRI (R.), MATHERON (R.), CAUMETTE (P.), PFENNIG (N.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Taxonomic rearrangements of the genera Thiocapsa and Amoebobacter on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence analyses, and description of Thiolamprovum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 957-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online
Thiocapsa roseopersicina Winogradsky 1888, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) DSM 217.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: AF113000.
Synonyms: "Thiocapsa floridana" Uphof 1927, "Thiocapsa minima" Isachenko 1929.
Etymology: L. adj. roseus, rosy; L. n. persicus, peach-tree; L. suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. roseopersicina, rosy peach-colored.
Approved Lists reference: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition).
Original publication: WINOGRADSKY (S.): Beiträge zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Bacterien. Heft I. Zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Schwefelbacterien. Arthur Felix, Leipzig, 1888, pp. 1-120.