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Genus "Frigovirgula"
Name: "Frigovirgula" Pikuta and Hoover 2003
Etymology: Fri.go.vir’gu.la. L. fem. dim. n. virgula, twig; N.L. fem. dim. n. Frigovirgula
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Frigovirgul-), fri-go-WIR-gu-la
Type species: "Frigovirgula patagoniensis" Pikuta and Hoover 2003
Original publication:
Pikuta EV, Hoover RB. Psychrophiles and astrobiology: microbial life of frozen worlds. In: Hoover RB, Rozanov AY, Lipps JH (eds), Instruments, Methods, and Missions for Astrobiology VI. Proceedings of SPIE Vol. 4939, SPIE, Unknown City, 2003, p. 103-116. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Proteocatella Pikuta et al. 2009
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Proteocatella Pikuta et al. 2009 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Proteocatella Pikuta et al. 2009.
Publication:
Pikuta EV, Hoover RB, Marsic D, Whitman WB, Lupa B, Tang J, Krader P. Proteocatella sphenisci gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, spore-forming anaerobe isolated from penguin guano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2302-2307.
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- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; ATCC: 1; DSM: 1; CIP: 1.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Proteocatella Pikuta et al. 2009.
Publication:
Pikuta EV, Hoover RB, Marsic D, Whitman WB, Lupa B, Tang J, Krader P. Proteocatella sphenisci gen. nov., sp. nov., a psychrotolerant, spore-forming anaerobe isolated from penguin guano. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2302-2307.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Frigovirgula patagoniensis" Pikuta and Hoover 2003 not validly published synonym
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Parent taxon: Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010
Assigned by:
Dewhirst FE, Klein EA, Thompson EC, Blanton JM, Chen T, Milella L, Buckley CM, Davis IJ, Bennett ML, Marshall-Jones ZV. The canine oral microbiome. PLoS One 2012; 7:e36067. 🇺🇸
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Record number: 65131
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