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Name: Achromatium Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); Gr. neut. n. chrôma, color, paint; N.L. neut. n. Achromatium, that which is not colored
Gender: neuter (stem: Achromati-)
Type species: Achromatium oxaliferum Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Schewiakoff W. Über einen neuen bacterienähnlichen Organismus des Süsswassers. Habilitationsschrift, Universität Heidelberg. C. Winter, Heidelberg, 1893.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 4
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
"Achromatium mobile" Lauterborn 1915 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
Achromatium oxaliferum Schewiakoff 1893 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Candidatus Achromatium palustre" Salman et al. 2015 | not validly published | preferred name |
"Candidatus Achromatium palustre" Salman et al. 2016 | not validly published | synonym |
Parent taxon: Achromatiaceae Massart 1901 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
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Record number: 517162