Name: Tectibacter (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982

Category: Genus

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

Etymology: Tec.ti.bac’ter. L. neut. perf. part. tectum, a covering, cover (also as noun); N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Tectibacter, the bacterium with a covering

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Tectibacter-), tek-ti-BAK-ter

Type species: Tectibacter vulgaris (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982

Valid publication: Preer Jr. JR, Preer LB. Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:140-141.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "TTBT" 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: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Tectibacter vulgaris (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Holosporaceae Görtz and Schmidt 2006

Assigned by: Görtz HD, Schmidt HJ. Family III. Holosporaceae fam. 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. 146-149. 🇺🇸

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