Name: "Gloeobacter violaceus" Rippka et al. 1974

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.o.la’ce.us. L. masc. adj. violaceus, violet-colored

Pronunciation, gender: wi-o-LA-ke-us, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 7421; ATCC 29082; BRNM HY2366; HY 2366; PCC 7421

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Original publication: Rippka R, Waterbury J, Cohen-Bazire G. A cyanobacterium which lacks thylakoids. Archives for Microbiology 1974; 100:419-436.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Gloeobacter violaceus Rippka et al. 2013

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gloeobacter violaceus Rippka et al. 2013	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Gloeobacter" Rippka et al. 1974. Publication: Rippka R, Waterbury J, Cohen-Bazire G. A cyanobacterium which lacks thylakoids. Archives for Microbiology 1974; 100:419-436.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 142 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Nomenclatural type is pure culture. Publication: McNeill J, Barrie FR, Buck WR, Demoulin V, Greuter W, Hawksworth DL, Herendeen PS, Knapp S, Marhold K, Prado J, et al. International Code of Nomenclature for Algae, Fungi and Plants (Melbourne Code). Koeltz Scientific Books, Königstein, 2012.

Parent taxon: "Gloeobacter" Rippka et al. 1974

Assigned by: Rippka R, Waterbury J, Cohen-Bazire G. A cyanobacterium which lacks thylakoids. Archives for Microbiology 1974; 100:419-436.

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Record number: 798803