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Species Erythrobacter cryptus
Name: Erythrobacter cryptus (da Costa et al. 2003) Xu et al. 2020
Basonym: Porphyrobacter cryptus da Costa et al. 2003
Etymology: cryp’tus. N.L. masc. adj. cryptus, hidden, to indicate the cryptic relationship of this species to the closely related organisms; from Gr. masc. adj. kryptos, hidden, to indicate the cryptic relationship of this species to the closely related organisms
Pronunciation, gender: KRYP-tus, masculine
Type strain: ALC-2; ATCC BAA-386; DSM 12079
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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at
16S rRNA gene:
AF465834
Analyse
FASTA
Valid publication:
Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 70, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5602-5608.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Porphyrobacter cryptus da Costa et al. 2003 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.02196 (N = 15).
- 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
Parent taxon: Erythrobacter Shiba and Simidu 1982
Assigned by:
Xu L, Sun C, Fang C, Oren A, Xu XW. Genomic-based taxonomic classification of the family Erythrobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4470-4495.
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Record number: 12984
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