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Species Crinalium epipsammum
Name: Crinalium epipsammum De Winder et al. 1990
Etymology: e.pi.psam’mum. Gr. prep. epi, upon (also as adverb); Gr. masc./fem. n. psammos, sand; N.L. neut. adj. epipsammum, living on sand
Holotype: ATCC 49662; SAG 22.89
16S rRNA gene:
AB115964
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
De Winder B, Stal LJ, Mur LR. Crinalium epipsammum sp. nov.: a filamentous cyanobacterium with trichomes composed of elliptical cells and containing poly-β-(1, 4) glucan (cellulose). J. Gen. Microbiol. 1990; 136:1645-1653. 
IJSEM list:
Anonymous. Validation list no. 38. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:456-457.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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 2023-10-29. 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 2025-06-04.
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🧍 Name validly published under the ICNafp although it appeared in a Validation List.
Publication:
De Winder B, Stal LJ, Mur LR. Crinalium epipsammum sp. nov.: a filamentous cyanobacterium with trichomes composed of elliptical cells and containing poly-β-(1, 4) glucan (cellulose). J. Gen. Microbiol. 1990; 136:1645-1653.
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🧍 The species Crinalium epipsammum De Winder et al. 1991 appears in Validation List no. 38. However, the genus Crinalium had not been validly published under the ICNP and Crinalium epipsammum is therefore not validly published under the ICNP.
Publication:
Euzeby JP, Kudo T. Corrigenda to the validation lists. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1933-1938.
Parent taxon: Crinalium Crow 1927
Assigned by:
De Winder B, Stal LJ, Mur LR. Crinalium epipsammum sp. nov.: a filamentous cyanobacterium with trichomes composed of elliptical cells and containing poly-β-(1, 4) glucan (cellulose). J. Gen. Microbiol. 1990; 136:1645-1653.
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Record number: 794502
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