Name: Gloeobacter Rippka et al. 2013

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gloe.o.bac’ter. Gr. masc. n. gloios, glutinous substance, gum; N.L. masc. n. bacter, equivalent of Gr. neut n. bacterion rod, staff; N.L. masc. n. Gloeobacter, glutinous rod

Gender: masculine (stem: Gloeobacter-)

Type species: Gloeobacter violaceus Rippka et al. 2013

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Mareš J, Komárek J, Compère P, Oren A. Validation of the Generic NameGloeobacterRippkaet al. 1974, Cyanophyceae. Cryptogamie, Algologie 2013; 34:255-262.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Gloeobacter" Rippka et al. 1974	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Gloeobacter" Rippka et al. 1974. Publication: Rippka R, Waterbury J, Cohen-Bazire G. A cyanobacterium which lacks thylakoids. Archives for Microbiology 1974; 100:419-436.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Glocobacter"; "Gloeobacteres"; "Groeobacter".
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Rippka et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Mareš et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 2; ULC: 1; CCAP: 1.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Gloeobacter kilaueensis Saw et al. 2013	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name
    Gloeobacter violaceus Rippka et al. 2013	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: "Gloeobacteraceae" Komárek and Anagnostidis 1995

Assigned by: Strunecky O, Ivanova AP, Mares J. An updated classification of cyanobacterial orders and families based on phylogenomic and polyphasic analysis. J Phycol 2023; 59:12-51.

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