Name: Wolbachia Hertig 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Wolbachia, named after S. Burt Wolbach, who described the rickettsial agent of Rocky Mountain spotted fever and, in collaboration with Marshall Hertig, studied the rickettsia-like microorganisms of insects
Type species: Wolbachia pipientis Hertig 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Original publication: Hertig M. The rickettsia, Wolbachia pipientis (gen. et sp. n.) and associated inclusions of the mosquito, Culex pipiens. Parasitology 1936; 28:453-486.
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
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 9
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Candidatus Wolbachia bourtzisii" Ramirez-Puebla et al. 2015 | not validly published | |
"Candidatus Wolbachia brugii" Ramirez-Puebla et al. 2015 | not validly published | |
"Candidatus Wolbachia collembolicola" Ramirez-Puebla et al. 2015 | not validly published | |
"Candidatus Wolbachia ivorensis" Ehounoud et al. 2016 | not validly published | |
Wolbachia melophagi (Nöller 1917) Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Candidatus Wolbachia multihospitum" Ramirez-Puebla et al. 2015 | not validly published | |
"Candidatus Wolbachia onchocercicola" Ramirez-Puebla et al. 2015 | not validly published | |
Wolbachia persica Suitor and Weiss 1961 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Wolbachia pipientis Hertig 1936 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Ehrlichiaceae Moshkovski 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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Record number: 517389