Name: Sorangium (ex Jahn 1924) Reichenbach 2007

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: Sor.an.gi’um. Gr. fem. n. soros, heap, pile; Gr. neut. n. angeîon, vessel; N.L. neut. n. Sorangium, piled up vessel

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Sorangi-), sor-an-GI-um

Type species: Sorangium cellulosum (Brockman 1989 ex Imshenetski and Solntseva 1936) Reichenbach 2007

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Reichenbach H. Genus VI. Sorangium (Jahn 1924) gen. nov., nom. rev. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1132-1136.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 115. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:893-897.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the suborder Sorangiineae corrig. Reichenbach 2007. Publication: Reichenbach H. Order VIII. Myxococcales Tchan, Pochon and Prévot 1948, 398AL. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1059-1072.
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the suborder Sorangineae Reichenbach 2007. Publication: Reichenbach H. Order VIII. Myxococcales Tchan, Pochon and Prévot 1948, 398AL. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1059-1072.
  • 🧕 Brenner et al. (2005) assigned this genus to the suborder Sorangiineae corrig. Reichenbach 2007. Publication: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class I. Alphaproteobacteria class. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Polyangium Link 1809 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Brockman ER. Genus I. Polyangium Link 1809, 42AL. In: Staley JT, Bryant MP, Pfennig N, Holt JG (eds), Bergey's manual of systematic bacteriology, vol. 3., The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, p. 2159-2162.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Rorangium"; "Sarangium"; "Soranglum".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NCCB: 9; DSM: 8; NRRL: 2; JCM: 1; CIP: 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.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SRNG" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 9
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 10

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Sorangium ambruticinum Mohr et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sorangium arenae Mohr et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sorangium aterium Ahearne et al. 2025	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Sorangium atrum corrig. Ahearne et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sorangium bulgaricum Mohr et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sorangium cellulosum (Brockman 1989 ex Imshenetski and Solntseva 1936) Reichenbach 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sorangium dawidii Mohr et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sorangium kenyense Mohr et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sorangium orientale Mohr et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Sorangium reichenbachii Mohr et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Polyangiaceae Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Reichenbach H. Genus VI. Sorangium (Jahn 1924) gen. nov., nom. rev. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1132-1136.

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