Name: "Leptothrix trichogenes" Cholodny 1924

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: tri.cho’ge.nes. Gr. fem. n. thrix (gen. trichos), hair; Gr. suff. -genes, producing; from Gr. ind. v. gennaô, to produce; N.L. fem. part. adj. trichogenes, hair-producing

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LEP-to-thrix tri-KHO-ge-nes, feminine

Nomenclatural type: no culture isolated

Original publication: Cholodny N. Über neue Eisenbakterienarten aus der Gattung Leptothrix Kütz. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1924; 61:292-298.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Toxothrix trichogenes (Cholodny 1924) Beger 1953 (Approved Lists 1980)

Parent taxon: Leptothrix Kützing 1843 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Cholodny N. Über neue Eisenbakterienarten aus der Gattung Leptothrix Kütz. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1924; 61:292-298.

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Record number: 4095

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