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Name: Holophaga Liesack et al. 1995
Etymology: Ho.lo’pha.ga. Gr. masc. adj. holos, entire; Gr. inf. v. phageîn, to eat; N.L. fem. n. Holophaga, eating all
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Holophag-), ho-LO-pha-ga
Type species: Holophaga foetida Liesack et al. 1995
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Liesack W, Bak F, Kreft JU, Stackebrandt E. Holophaga foetida gen. nov., sp. nov., a new, homoacetogenic bacterium degrading methoxylated aromatic compounds. Arch Microbiol 1994; 162:85-90.
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 52. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1995; 45:197-198.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| Holophaga foetida Liesack et al. 1995 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Holophagaceae Fukunaga et al. 2008
Assigned by:
Fukunaga Y, Kurahashi M, Yanagi K, Yokota A, Harayama S. Acanthopleuribacter pedis gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium isolated from a chiton, and description of Acanthopleuribacteraceae fam. nov., Acanthopleuribacterales ord. nov., Holophagaceae fam. nov., Holophagales ord. nov. and Holophagae classis nov. in the phylum 'Acidobacteria'. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2597-2601.
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Record number: 515806