Species Polyangium minus

Name: Polyangium minus corrig. (Peterson 1959) McCurdy 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category, proposed as: species, comb. nov.

Basonym: "Haploangium minus" corrig. Peterson 1959

Etymology: mi’nus. L. comp. neut. adj. minus, smaller

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: po-ly-an-GI-um MI-nus, neuter

Type strain: Peterson 41; UMH Peterson 41

Effective publication: McCurdy HD. Studies on the taxonomy of the Myxobacterales. II. Polyangium and the demise of the Sporangiaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1970; 20:283-296.

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
    Polyangium minor (Peterson 1959) McCurdy 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    "Haploangium minor" Peterson 1959	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Haploangium minus" corrig. Peterson 1959	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    "Haploangium minus" (Peterson 1959) Reichenbach 2005	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 😡 This taxon name is a homonym of "Polyangium minus" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926.
  • 🙂 Spelling correction conducted by LPSN on 2022-09-22.
  • 😷 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.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Polyangium Link 1809 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: McCurdy HD. Studies on the taxonomy of the Myxobacterales. II. Polyangium and the demise of the Sporangiaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1970; 20:283-296.

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Record number: 30059