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Etymology: Ri.co.le’si.a. N.L. pref. Ri, an arbitrarily formed prefix taken from Rickettsia; N.L. n. Colesia, named for Prof. J. D. W. A. Coles, the first to study these organisms; N.L. fem. n. Ricolesia, an arbitrarily formed generic name
Gender: feminine (stem: Ricolesi-)
Type species: "Ricolesia pullorum" Rake 1957
Original publication:
Waksman SA. Family Actinomycetaceae Buchanan and family Steptomycetaceae Waksman and Henrici. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 744-825.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
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: 5
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Ricolesia bovis" (Coles 1936) Rake 1957 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Ricolesia caprae" (Coles 1953) Rake 1957 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Ricolesia conjunctivae" (Coles 1940) Rake 1957 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Ricolesia lestoquardii" (Donatien and Gayot 1942) Rake 1957 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Ricolesia pullorum" Rake 1957 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Chlamydiaceae Rake 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
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Record number: 36779