Name: "Leptothrix buccalis" Robin 1853

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: buc.ca’lis. L. fem. n. bucca, the mouth; L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -alis, suffix denoting pertaining to; N.L. fem. adj. buccalis, buccal, pertaining to the mouth

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … buk-KA-lis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 14201; CCUG 34316; CIP 105792; DSM 1135; JCM 12969; NCTC 10249; NCTC 14386

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16S rRNA gene: AB818949 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Robin C. Histoire naturelle des végétaux parasites qui croissent sur l'homme et sur les animaux vivants. J.-B. Baillière, Paris, 1853.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Leptotrichia buccalis (Robin 1853) Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980)

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Leptotrichia buccalis (Robin 1853) Trevisan 1879 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😷 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: Leptothrix Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Robin C. Histoire naturelle des végétaux parasites qui croissent sur l'homme et sur les animaux vivants. J.-B. Baillière, Paris, 1853.

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Record number: 4219