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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Corynebacterium hydrocarboclastus"

Name: "Corynebacterium hydrocarboclastus" Iizuka and Komagata 1964

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Gender: neuter

Nomenclatural type: P-8-1

Original publication: Iizuka H, Komagata K. Microbiological studies on petroleum and natural gas. I. Determination of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1964; 10:207-231.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Corynebacterium Lehmann and Neumann 1896 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Iizuka H, Komagata K. Microbiological studies on petroleum and natural gas. I. Determination of hydrocarbon-utilizing bacteria. J. Gen. Appl. Microbiol. 1964; 10:207-231.

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Record number: 23129

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