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Name: "Candidatus Cyrtobacter" Vannini et al. 2010
Etymology: Cyr.to.bac’ter. Gr. masc. adj. kyrtos, humped; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Cyrtobacter, a humped rod
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Cyrtobacter-), kyr-to-BAK-ter
Type species: "Candidatus Cyrtobacter comes" Vannini et al. 2010
Effective publication:
Vannini C, Ferrantini F, Schleifer KH, Ludwig W, Verni F, Petroni G. "Candidatus anadelfobacter veles" and "Candidatus cyrtobacter comes," two new rickettsiales species hosted by the protist ciliate Euplotes harpa (Ciliophora, Spirotrichea). Appl Environ Microbiol 2010; 76:4047-4054.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: pro-correct name
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: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Candidatus Cyrtobacter comes" Vannini et al. 2010 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
| "Candidatus Cyrtobacter zanobii" Boscaro et al. 2013 | not validly published | pro-correct name |
Parent taxon: "Candidatus Midichloriaceae" Montagna et al. 2013
Assigned by:
Boscaro V, Petroni G, Ristori A, Verni F, Vannini C. "Candidatus Defluviella procrastinata" and "Candidatus Cyrtobacter zanobii", two novel ciliate endosymbionts belonging to the "Midichloria clade". Microb Ecol 2013; 65:302-310.
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Record number: 21753