Name: "Monas vinosa" Ehrenberg 1838

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: vi.no’sa. L. fem. adj. vinosa, vinous

Pronunciation: wi-NO-sa

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 17899; D; DSM 180; NBRC 103801

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Original publication: Ehrenberg CG. Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. L. Voss, Leipzig, 1838.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Allochromatium vinosum (Ehrenberg 1838) Imhoff et al. 1998

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Chromatium vinosum (Ehrenberg 1838) Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Allochromatium vinosum (Ehrenberg 1838) Imhoff et al. 1998	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 = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — 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: [Monas]

Assigned by: Ehrenberg CG. Die Infusionsthierchen als vollkommene Organismen. L. Voss, Leipzig, 1838.

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Record number: 4335