Name: "Candidatus Chlamydia testudinis" Laroucau et al. 2020
Etymology: tes.tu’di.nis. L. gen. fem. n. testudinis, of the genus Testudo, of the tortoise
Original publication:
Laroucau K, Ortega N, Vorimore F, Aaziz R, Mitura A, Szymanska-Czerwinska M, Cicerol M, Salinas J, Sachse K, Caro MR. Detection of a novel Chlamydia species in captive spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) in southeastern Spain and proposal of Candidatus Chlamydia testudinis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126071.
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Candidatus list no. 3. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5186.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Parent taxon: Chlamydia Jones et al. 1945 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Laroucau K, Ortega N, Vorimore F, Aaziz R, Mitura A, Szymanska-Czerwinska M, Cicerol M, Salinas J, Sachse K, Caro MR. Detection of a novel Chlamydia species in captive spur-thighed tortoises (Testudo graeca) in southeastern Spain and proposal of Candidatus Chlamydia testudinis. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126071.
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Record number: 3446