Name: Archangium disciforme (Thaxter 1904) Lang et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Myxococcus disciformis Thaxter 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: dis.ci.for’me. Gr. masc. n. diskos, disk; L. fem. n. forma, form, shape; N.L. neut. adj. disciforme, disk-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: ark^h-an-GI-um dis-ki-FOR-me, neuter

Type strain: ATCC 33172; CMU 1; DSM 52716

16S rRNA gene: GU207873 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Lang E, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Mohr KI, Sproer C. Reclassification of Angiococcus disciformis, Cystobacter minus and Cystobacter violaceus as Archangium disciforme comb. nov., Archangium minus comb. nov. and Archangium violaceum comb. nov., unification of the families Archangiaceae and Cystobacteraceae, and emended descriptions of the families Myxococcaceae and Archangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4032-4042. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:527-529.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Myxococcus disciformis Thaxter 1904 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Cystobacter disciformis" (Thaxter 1904) Reichenbach 2005	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Angiococcus disciformis (Thaxter 1904) Hook et al. 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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 1 time in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Archangium Jahn 1924 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lang E, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Mohr KI, Sproer C. Reclassification of Angiococcus disciformis, Cystobacter minus and Cystobacter violaceus as Archangium disciforme comb. nov., Archangium minus comb. nov. and Archangium violaceum comb. nov., unification of the families Archangiaceae and Cystobacteraceae, and emended descriptions of the families Myxococcaceae and Archangiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4032-4042. 🇩🇪

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