Species Lyticum flagellatum

Name: Lyticum flagellatum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov., nom. rev.

Etymology: fla.gel.la’tum. L. neut. n. flagellum, a whip, scourge, whip; L. neut. adj. suff. -atum, suffix denoting provided with; L. neut. part. adj. flagellatum, with flagella

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: LY-ti-kum fla-gel-LA-tum, neuter

Type strain: 299; ATCC 30700

16S rRNA gene: HF969034 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Preer Jr. JR, Preer LB. Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:140-141.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Lyticum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982. Publication: Preer Jr. JR, Preer LB. Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:140-141.
  • 😷 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 According to Yarza et al. (2013), an "un-sequenced orphan species where descriptions, illustrations or dead preserved material serve as the type. Protist endosymbiont.". Publication: Yarza P, Sproer C, Swiderski J, Mrotzek N, Spring S, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Pukall R, Klenk HP, Lang E, et al. Sequencing orphan species initiative (SOS): Filling the gaps in the 16S rRNA gene sequence database for all species with validly published names. Syst Appl Microbiol 2013; 36:69-73. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Lyticum (ex Preer et al. 1974) Preer and Preer 1982

Assigned by: Preer Jr. JR, Preer LB. Revival of names of protozoan endosymbionts and proposal of Holospora caryophila nom. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1982; 32:140-141.

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