Name: "Levispirillum itersonii" (Giesberger 1936) Pot and Gillis 2005

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Spirillum itersonii" Giesberger 1936

Etymology: i.ter.so’ni.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. itersonii, of Iterson, named for G. Van Iterson, a Dutch bacteriologist

Pronunciation, gender: i-ter-SO-ni-i, neuter

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 12639; CCUG 49447; CIP 105798; Giesberger; IFO 15648; JCM 21278; JCM 21494; LMG 4337; NBRC 15648; NCIB 9070; NCIMB 9070; NRRL B-2053

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Original publication: Pot B, Gillis M. Genus III. Levispirillum gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria) part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 27-28.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Novispirillum itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Yoon et al. 2007

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Aquaspirillum itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Novispirillum itersonii (Giesberger 1936) Yoon et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Spirillum itersonii" Giesberger 1936	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Levispirillum" Pot and Gillis 2005. Publication: Pot B, Gillis M. Genus III. Levispirillum gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria) part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 27-28.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Levispirillum itersonii subsp. itersonii" (Giesberger 1936) Pot and Gillis 2005	not validly published	synonym
    "Levispirillum itersonii subsp. nipponicum" (Terasaki 1973) Pot and Gillis 2005	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: "Levispirillum" Pot and Gillis 2005

Assigned by: Pot B, Gillis M. Genus III. Levispirillum gen. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria) part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 27-28.

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Record number: 801345