Name: Pilimelia terevasa Kane 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: L. adj. teres, rounded (i.e., circular in transverse sections, tapering or narrow cylindric); N.L. fem. adj. suff. -vasa, vessels; N.L. fem. adj. terevasa, rounded vessels, indicating "rounded, " spherical sporangia [probably better: teretivasa]

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25603; DSM 43040; IFO 15964; JCM 3091; NBRC 15964

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16S rRNA gene: X93190 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Kane WD. A new genus of the Actinoplanaceae, Pilimelia, with a description of two species, Pilimelia terevasa and Pilimelia anulata. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 1966; 82:220-230.

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

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Pilimelia Kane 1966 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Kane WD. A new genus of the Actinoplanaceae, Pilimelia, with a description of two species, Pilimelia terevasa and Pilimelia anulata. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 1966; 82:220-230.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Pilimelia Kane 1966 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Kane WD. A new genus of the Actinoplanaceae, Pilimelia, with a description of two species, Pilimelia terevasa and Pilimelia anulata. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society 1966; 82:220-230.

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Record number: 779626