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Genus Longimycelium
Name: Longimycelium Xia et al. 2013
Etymology: Lon.gi.my.ce’li.um. L. masc. adj. longus, long; N.L. neut. n. mycelium, a cell net typical of a fungus; from Gr. masc. n. mykês, fungus; N.L. neut. n. Longimycelium, an actinomycete with long mycelium
Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Longimyceli-), lon-gi-my-KE-li-um
Type species: Longimycelium tulufanense Xia et al. 2013
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Xia ZF, Guan TW, Ruan JS, Huang Y, Zhang LL. Longimycelium tulufanense gen. nov., sp. nov., a filamentous actinomycete of the family Pseudonocardiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2813-2818. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Longmycelium".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 1; NBRC: 1; TRM: 1; DSM: 1.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Longimycelium tulufanense Xia et al. 2013 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Pseudonocardiaceae Embley et al. 1989
Assigned by:
Xia ZF, Guan TW, Ruan JS, Huang Y, Zhang LL. Longimycelium tulufanense gen. nov., sp. nov., a filamentous actinomycete of the family Pseudonocardiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2813-2818. 🇨🇳
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Record number: 518405
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