Name: Labrys monachus Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: mo.na.chus. N.L. masc. adj. monachus, unique, single (sic); from Gr. masc. adj. monachos

Gender: feminine

Type strain: 42; ATCC 43932; DSM 5896; JCM 21795; VKM B-1479

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ535707 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Vasilyeva LV, Semenov AM. Labrys monahos, a new budding prosthecate bacterium with radial symmetry. (In Russian). Mikrobiologiya 1984; 53:85-92.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 18. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:375-376.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Labrys monacha corrig. Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Labrys monahos Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Labrys monacha corrig. Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 7 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The original spelling, Labrys monahos (sic), has been corrected by the Associate Editor, IJSB 1985. Publication: Anonymous. Validation list no. 18. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1985; 35:375-376.

Parent taxon: Labrys Vasilyeva and Semenov 1985

Assigned by: Vasilyeva LV, Semenov AM. Labrys monahos, a new budding prosthecate bacterium with radial symmetry. (In Russian). Mikrobiologiya 1984; 53:85-92.

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Record number: 777231