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Name: Leptothrix Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Gr. masc. adj. leptos, fine, small; Gr. fem. n. thrix, hair; N.L. fem. n. Leptothrix, fine hair
Gender: feminine (stem: Leptotrich-)
Type species: Leptothrix ochracea (Roth 1797) Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980)
Effective publication: Kützing FT. Phycologia generalis oder Anatomie, Physiologie und Systemkunde der Tange. Mit 80 farbig gedruckten Tafeln, gezeichnet und gravirt vom Verfasser. F.A. Brockhaus, Leipzig, 1843.
IJSEM list:
Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 11
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
"Leptothrix buccalis" Robin 1853 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
Leptothrix cholodnii Mulder and van Veen 1963 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Leptothrix coriacea" Kützing 1843 | not validly published | synonym |
Leptothrix discophora (ex Schwers 1912) Spring et al. 1997 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Leptothrix ginsengisoli" Baskar et al. 2012 | not validly published | synonym |
"Leptothrix ginsengisoli" Ibrahim et al. 2021 | not validly published | preferred name |
Leptothrix lopholea Dorff 1934 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Leptothrix mobilis Spring et al. 1997 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Leptothrix ochracea (Roth 1797) Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Leptothrix skujae" Beger 1953 | not validly published | preferred name |
"Leptothrix trichogenes" Cholodny 1924 | not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists | synonym |
Parent taxon: Sphaerotilaceae Liu et al. 2023
Assigned by:
Lu H, Chen L. Ideonella margarita sp. nov., Ideonella lacteola sp. nov., Pseudaquabacterium inlustre sp. nov. and Pseudaquabacterium rugosum sp. nov., isolated from streams in China and re-examining the taxonomic status of all the genera within the family Sphaerotilaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6495.
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Record number: 515951