Name: Glycocaulis abyssi Abraham et al. 2013

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: a.bys’si. L. fem. n. abyssus, depth; L. gen. masc./fem. n. abyssi, of/from the depth

Gender: masculine

Type strain: CCUG 62981; LMG 27140; MCS 33

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16S rRNA gene: AJ227811 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Abraham WR, Lunsdorf H, Vancanneyt M, Smit J. Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2207-2215.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3135-3137.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Glycocaulis Abraham et al. 2013. Publication: Abraham WR, Lunsdorf H, Vancanneyt M, Smit J. Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2207-2215.
  • 😷 The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Glycocaulis Abraham et al. 2013

Assigned by: Abraham WR, Lunsdorf H, Vancanneyt M, Smit J. Cauliform bacteria lacking phospholipids from an abyssal hydrothermal vent: proposal of Glycocaulis abyssi gen. nov., sp. nov., belonging to the family Hyphomonadaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2207-2215.

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Record number: 790869