Species Ampullariella regularis

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

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Ampullaria regularis" Couch 1963

Etymology: re.gu.la’ris. L. fem. adj. regularis, of or belonging to a bar, regular

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: am-pul-la-ri-EL-la re-gu-LA-ris, feminine

Type strain: DSM 43151; HAMBI 1928; IFO 12514; JCM 3062; NBRC 12514; NRRL B-3347; VKM Ac-650

See detailed strain information at

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB037011 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 regularis (Couch 1963) Stackebrandt and Kroppenstedt 1988

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

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

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Ampullariella Couch 1964 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Couch JN. A proposal to replace the name Ampullaria Couch with Ampullariella. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 1964; 80:29.
  • ❗ Ampullariella regularis 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 7 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Ampullariella regularis subsp. intermedia" Nonomura et al. 1979	not validly published	preferred name
    "Ampullariella regularis subsp. mannitophila" Itoh et al. 1981	not validly published	preferred name

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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