Name: "Byssophaga" Reichenbach 2005
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: feminine (stem: Byssophag-)
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
Name | Kind |
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Byssovorax Reichenbach 2006 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
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
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Byssophaga cruenta" (ex Thaxter 1897) Reichenbach 2005 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
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