Name: "Bdellovibrio chlorellavorus" Gromov and Mamkayeva 1972

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: chlo.rel.la’vo.rus. N.L. masc. adj. suff. -vorus, devouring, destroying; N.L. masc. adj. chlorellavorus, Chlorella-devouring [probably better: chlorellivorus]

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: bdel-lo-WI-bri-o k^hlo-rel-LA-wo-rus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 29753; NCIB 11383; NCIMB 11383

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16S rRNA gene: HM038000 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Gromov BV, Mamkaeva KA. [Electron microscopic study of parasitism by Bdellovibrio chlorellavorus bacteria on cells of the green alga Chlorella vulgaris]. Tsitologiia 1972; 14:256-260.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus (ex Gromov and Mamkayeva 1972) Gromov and Mamkayeva 1980

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vampirovibrio chlorellavorus (ex Gromov and Mamkayeva 1972) Gromov and Mamkayeva 1980	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Synonym of a name that may be regarded as cyanobacterial. Publication: Gromov BV, Mamkayeva KA. Proposal of a new genus Vampirovibrio for chlorellavorus bacteria previously assigned to Bdellovibrio. Mikrobiologia 1980; 49:165-167.

Parent taxon: Bdellovibrio Stolp and Starr 1963 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gromov BV, Mamkaeva KA. [Electron microscopic study of parasitism by Bdellovibrio chlorellavorus bacteria on cells of the green alga Chlorella vulgaris]. Tsitologiia 1972; 14:256-260.

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Record number: 2936