Species Myxococcus coralloides

Name: Myxococcus coralloides Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, sp. nov.

Etymology: co.ral.lo.i’des. Gr. neut. n. korallion, coral; L. adj. suff. -oides, ressembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. masc. adj. coralloides, coral-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: my-xo-KOK-kus ko-ral-lo-I-des, masculine

Type strain: ATCC 25202; DSM 2259; M2

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ811588 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Thaxter R. On the Myxobacteriaceae, a new order of Schizomycetes. Botanical Gazette 1892; 17:389-406.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Corallococcus coralloides (Thaxter 1892) Reichenbach 2007

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Corallococcus coralloides (Thaxter 1892) Reichenbach 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Chondrococcus coralloides" (Thaxter 1892) Jahn 1924	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • ❗ Myxococcus coralloides is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Myxococcus.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Animal classification RG: 1 - Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No - Containment level: Containment Level 1". — 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 17 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Myxococcus Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Thaxter R. On the Myxobacteriaceae, a new order of Schizomycetes. Botanical Gazette 1892; 17:389-406.

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