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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Ampullaria lobata" Couch 1963

Etymology: lo.ba’ta. N.L. fem. adj. lobata, lobed, referring to lobed sporangia

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 15350; DSM 43150; IFO 12513; JCM 3061; NBRC 12513; NRRL B-3346; VKM Ac-676

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB037006 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 lobatus (Couch 1963) Stackebrandt and Kroppenstedt 1988

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Ampullaria lobata" Couch 1963	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Actinoplanes lobatus (Couch 1963) Stackebrandt and Kroppenstedt 1988	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Ampullariella lobata 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 2023-10-29. 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 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

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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Record number: 773185