Genus Thiopedia
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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).
Thiopedia Winogradsky 1888, genus.
Type species: ¤ Thiopedia rosea Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Tpd. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; Gr. neut. n. pedion, a plain, a flat area; N.L. fem. n. Thiopedia (sic) sulfur plain.
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.
Thiopedia rosea Winogradsky 1888, species. (Type species of the genus.)
Type strain: (see also Global Catalogue of Microorganisms) no pure culture.
Sequence accession no. (16S rRNA gene) for the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Erythroconis littoralis" (sic) Oersted 1841, "Pediococcus roseus" (Winogradsky) Trevisan 1889, "Lampropedia rosea" (Winogradsky) de Toni and Trevisan 1889, "Planococcus roseus" (Winogradsky) Migula 1895.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rosea, rose-colored, pink.
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.
Note: The type strain of Thiopedia rosea Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) is cited as DSM 1236 by the Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. This type strain is unavailable.
Reference: 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