Genus Diplocalyx

Name: Diplocalyx (ex Gharagozlou 1968) Bermudes et al. 1988

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: Di.plo’ca.lyx. Gr. masc. adj. diploos, twofold, double (or diploos); L. masc. n. calyx, cup, calyx, covering; N.L. masc. n. Diplocalyx, twofold cover

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Diplocalyc-), di-PLO-ka-lyx

Type species: Diplocalyx calotermitidis (ex Gharagozlou 1968) Bermudes et al. 1988

Valid publication: Bermudes D, Chase D, Margulis L. Morphology as a basis for taxonomy of large spirochetes symbiotic in wood-eating cockroaches and termites: Pillotina gen. nov., nom. rev.; Pillotina calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx gen. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Hollandina gen. nov., nom.[TRUNCATED]. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1988; 38:291-302.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Wier et al. (2000) assigned this genus to the family "Pillotinaceae" Margulis and Hinkle 1992. Publication: Wier A, Ashen J, Margulis L. Canaleparolina darwiniensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., and other pillotinaceous spirochetes from insects. Int Microbiol 2000; 3:213-223. 🇺🇸
  • 💥 This name is a homonym of Diplocalyx A.Rich. (botanical); Diplocalyx C.Presl (botanical) [from Catalogue of Life].
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "DPCX" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Diplocalyx calotermitidis (ex Gharagozlou 1968) Bermudes et al. 1988	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Diplocalyx cryptotermitidis" Wier et al. 2000	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Spirochaetaceae Swellengrebel 1907 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gupta RS, Mahmood S, Adeolu M. A phylogenomic and molecular signature based approach for characterization of the phylum Spirochaetes and its major clades: proposal for a taxonomic revision of the phylum. Front Microbiol 2013; 4:217. 🇨🇦

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Record number: 517221