Species Ampullariella digitata

Name: Ampullariella digitata (Couch 1963) Couch 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Ampullaria digitata" Couch 1963

Etymology: di.gi.ta’ta. L. fem. adj. digitata, having fingers

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: am-pul-la-ri-EL-la di-gi-TA-ta, feminine

Type strain: 33; ATCC 15349; CGMCC 4.2097; DSM 43149; JCM 3060; NCIB 10182; NCIMB 10182; NRRL B-3345; UNCC 33; VKM Ac-649

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB048213 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Couch JN. A proposal to replace the name Ampullaria Couch with Ampullariella. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 1964; 80:29.

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: synonym

Correct name: Actinoplanes digitatus corrig. (Couch 1963) Stackebrandt and Kroppenstedt 1988

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Amorphoplanes digitatus corrig. (Couch 1963) Roman et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    "Ampullaria digitata" Couch 1963	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Amorphoplanes digitatis (Couch 1963) Roman et al. 2024	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling and illegitimate
    Actinoplanes digitatus corrig. (Couch 1963) Stackebrandt and Kroppenstedt 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Actinoplanes digitatis (Couch 1963) Stackebrandt and Kroppenstedt 1988	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ampullariella digitata is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Ampullariella.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — If in doubt, use the risk group given in the regulations for your country and, if these are not available, use the risk group given in the catalogue of the culture collection from which you have obtained or intend to obtain the strain.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Ampullariella Couch 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Couch JN. A proposal to replace the name Ampullaria Couch with Ampullariella. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 1964; 80:29.

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