Genus Byssovorax
Name: Byssovorax Reichenbach 2006
Etymology: Gr. n. byssos, cotton, fine linen (for cellulose); L. adj. vorax, voracious, devouring; N.L. fem. n. Byssovorax, devourer of cellulose
Type species: Byssovorax cruenta (ex Thaxter 1897) Reichenbach 2006
Valid 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. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.
Nomenclatural status: validly published
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Byssophaga" Reichenbach 2005 homotypic synonym, not validly published
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Notes:
- Byssovorax Reichenbach 2006 was previously known as Byssophaga Reichenbach 2005. 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.
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: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Byssovorax cruenta (ex Thaxter 1897) Reichenbach 2006 validly published correct name
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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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