Etymology: Gr. adj. ankulos, crooked, curved; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Ancylobacter, a curved rod
Type species: Ancylobacter aquaticus (Ørskov 1928) Raj 1983
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Raj HD. Proposal of Ancylobacter gen. nov. as a substitute for the bacterial genus Microcyclus Ørskov 1928. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:397-398.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Microcyclus Ørskov 1928 (Approved Lists 1980) | homotypic synonym, validly published, illegitimate name |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 11
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 13
Parent taxon: Xanthobacteraceae Lee et al. 2005
Assigned by:
Lee KB, Liu CT, Anzai Y, Kim H, Aono T, Oyaizu H. The hierarchical system of the 'Alphaproteobacteria': description of Hyphomonadaceae fam. nov., Xanthobacteraceae fam. nov. and Erythrobacteraceae fam. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1907-1919.
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