Name: Thiospirillum Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. neut. n. [θεῖον] theîon, sulfur (Latin transliteration thium); N.L. neut. dim. n. Spirillum, a bacterial genus; N.L. neut. dim. n. Thiospirillum, sulfur Spirillum

Gender: neuter

Type species: Thiospirillum jenense (Ehrenberg 1838) Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Winogradsky S. Beiträge zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Bacterien. Heft I. Zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Schwefelbacterien. Arthur Felix, Leipzig, 1888.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • Bergey et al. (1923) assigned this genus to the tribe "Chromatieae". Publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey’s Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams and Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1923.
  • Breed et al. (1957) assigned this genus to the family "Thiorhodaceae" Breed et al. 1948. Publication: 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.
  • Kluyver and Van Niel (1936) assigned this genus to the tribe Spirilleae Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.
  • The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus [Ophidomonas]. Publication: Ehrenberg CG. Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. L. Voss, Leipzig, 1838.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trüper HG, Imhoff JF. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology - Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trueper HG, Imhoff JF. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Thiospirillum jenense (Ehrenberg 1838) Migula 1900 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Thiospirillum winogradskii" Omelianski 1905	not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Parent taxon: Chromatiaceae Bavendamm 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Class III. Gammaproteobacteria 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 B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1.

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