Name: "Diplococcus constellatus" Prévot 1924

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: con.stel.la’tus. L. masc. adj. constellatus, starred, studded with stars

Pronunciation, gender: kon-stel-LA-tus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 27823; CCUG 24889; CIP 103247; DSM 20575; JCM 12994; LMG 14507; NCDO 2226; NCFB 2226; NCIMB 702226; NCTC 11325

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Original publication: Prévot AR. Diplococcus constellatus (n. sp.). Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie (Paris) 1924; 91:426-428.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Streptococcus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Streptococcus constellatus (Prévot 1924) Holdeman and Moore 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ⏲ According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptococcus anginosus" Andrewes and Horder 1906. Publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503.
  • ⏲ According to Akagawa-Matsushita et al. (1993), this species is not a later heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Akagawa-Matsushita M, Koga Y, Yamasato K. DNA relatedness among nonpigmented species of Alteromonas and synonymy of Alteromonas haloplanktis (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 and Alteromonas tetraodonis Simidu et al. 1990. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1993; 43:500-503.
  • ⏲ According to Coykendall et al. (1987), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of "Streptococcus anginosus" Andrewes and Horder 1906. Publication: Coykendall AL, Wesbecher PM, Gustafson KB. "Streptococcus milleri", Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus intermedius are later synonyms of Streptococcus anginosus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:222-228.
  • ⏲ According to Coykendall et al. (1987), this species is a later heterotypic synonym of Streptococcus anginosus (Andrewes and Horder 1906) Smith and Sherman 1938 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Coykendall AL, Wesbecher PM, Gustafson KB. "Streptococcus milleri", Streptococcus constellatus, and Streptococcus intermedius are later synonyms of Streptococcus anginosus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1987; 37:222-228.
  • 😷 The risk group for Belgium has been imported on 2024-02-05. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "human pathogen". — The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 2, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 2". — 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.

Parent taxon: [Diplococcus]

Assigned by: Prévot AR. Diplococcus constellatus (n. sp.). Comptes Rendus des Séances de la Société de Biologie (Paris) 1924; 91:426-428.

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Record number: 4138