Name: Pelodictyon clathratiforme (Szafer 1910) Lauterborn 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Aphanothece clathratiformis" Szafer 1910

Etymology: cla.thra.ti.for’me. L. masc. perf. part. clathratus, provided with a lattice; from L. v. clathro, to furnish with a grate or lattice; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; from L. fem. n. forma, figure, shape, appearance; N.L. neut. adj. clathratiforme, lattice-like

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pe-lo-DIK-ty-on kla-t^hra-ti-FOR-me, neuter

Type strain: no pure culture

Effective publication: Lauterborn R. Zur Kenntnis einiger sapropelischer Schizomyceten. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift 1913; 19:97-100.

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: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Chlorobium clathratiforme" (Szafer 1910) Imhoff 2003	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Aphanothece clathratiformis" Szafer 1910	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pelodictyon Lauterborn 1913 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lauterborn R. Zur Kenntnis einiger sapropelischer Schizomyceten. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift 1913; 19:97-100.
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: DSM 5477.
  • 😷 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 2023-10-29. 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 3 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.
  • 🧍 The Approved Lists indicate "Szafer 1911" as authority of the basonym instead of "Szafer 1910". Publication: Lauterborn R. Zur Kenntnis einiger sapropelischer Schizomyceten. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift 1913; 19:97-100.

Parent taxon: Pelodictyon Lauterborn 1913 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Lauterborn R. Zur Kenntnis einiger sapropelischer Schizomyceten. Allgemeine Botanische Zeitschrift 1913; 19:97-100.

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