Name: "Thiospirillopsis" Uphof 1927

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Thi.o.spi.rill.op’sis. N.L. fem. n. Thiospirillopsis

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Thiospirillopsid-), t^hi-o-spi-rill-OP-sis

Type species: "Thiospirillopsis floridana" Uphof 1927

Original publication: Uphof JCT. Zur Oekologie der Schwefelbakterien in den Schwefelquellen Mittelfloridas. Arch. Hydrobiol. 1927; 18:71-84.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧍 According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but probably belonging to Bacteria. Publication: Komárek J, Golubić S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Published by the Authors, Třeboň and Boston, 1990.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "TSPO" 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: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Thiospirillopsis floridana" Uphof 1927	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Beggiatoaceae Migula 1894 (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: 17877