Name: "Byssophaga" Reichenbach 2005

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Bys.so’pha.ga. Gr. fem. n. byssos, cotton fabric, fine linen (for cellulose); Gr. inf. v. phageîn, to eat, devour; N.L. fem. n. Byssophaga, devourer of cellulose

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Byssophag-), bys-SO-p^ha-ga

Type species: "Byssophaga cruenta" (ex Thaxter 1897) Reichenbach 2005

Original publication: Reichenbach H. Genus II. Byssophaga gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria) part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1118-1121.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Byssovorax Reichenbach 2006

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Byssovorax Reichenbach 2006	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Byssovorax Reichenbach 2006. Publication: Reichenbach H, Lang E, Schumann P, Sproer C. Byssovorax cruenta gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev., a cellulose-degrading myxobacterium: rediscovery of 'Myxococcus cruentus' Thaxter 1897. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2357-2363.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; DSM: 1; CIP: 1.
  • 🧍 Byssophaga Reichenbach would not be in accordance with the rules of the ICNP because of precedence of the zoological genus Byssophaga Stretch 1872, Arctiidae, Lepidoptera. Byssophaga Reichenbach is now known as Byssovorax Reichenbach 2006. Publication: Reichenbach H, Lang E, Schumann P, Sproer C. Byssovorax cruenta gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev., a cellulose-degrading myxobacterium: rediscovery of 'Myxococcus cruentus' Thaxter 1897. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2357-2363.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Byssophaga cruenta" (ex Thaxter 1897) Reichenbach 2005	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Polyangiaceae Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Reichenbach H, Lang E, Schumann P, Sproer C. Byssovorax cruenta gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev., a cellulose-degrading myxobacterium: rediscovery of 'Myxococcus cruentus' Thaxter 1897. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2357-2363.

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Record number: 517454