Name: "Sphaerocytophaga" Gräf 1961
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Sphae.ro.cy.to’pha.ga. N.L. fem. n. Cytophaga, a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. n. Sphaerocytophaga
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Sphaerocytophag-), spha͡e-ro-ky-TO-pha-ga
Original publication: Gräf W. Anaerobe Myxobakterien, neue Mikroben in der menschlichen Mundhöhle. Arch. Hyg., Berl. 1961; 145:405-459.
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: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Sphaerocytophaga filiformis" Gräf 1961 | not validly published | preferred name |
| "Sphaerocytophaga fusiformis" Gräf 1961 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992
Assigned by:
Kalayoglu MV, Byrne GI. The Genus Chlamydia—Medical. In: Dworkin M, Falkow S, Rosenberg E, Schleifer K-H, Stackebrandt E (eds), The Prokaryotes. A Handbook on the Biology of Bacteria. Third Edition. Volume 1: Symbiotic Associations, Biotechnology, Applied Microbiology, Springer, New York, 2006, p. 741-754. 
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