Name: "Rhodocystis gelatinosa" Molisch 1907

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ge.la.ti.no.sa. N.L. fem. adj. gelatinosa, gelatinous

Gender: feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 17011; CCUG 15841; CCUG 21977; CCUG 21990; CIP 107072; DSM 1709; IFO 16663; JCM 21318; LMG 4311; NBRC 16663; NCIB 8290; NCIMB 8290

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Original publication: Molisch H. Die Purpurbakterien nach neuen Untersuchungen I-VII. G. Fischer, Jena, 1907.

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

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Rubrivivax gelatinosus (Molisch 1907) Willems et al. 1991

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodopseudomonas gelatinosa (Molisch 1907) van Niel 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodocyclus gelatinosus (Molisch 1907) Imhoff et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rubrivivax gelatinosus (Molisch 1907) Willems et al. 1991	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: [Rhodocystis]

Assigned by: Molisch H. Die Purpurbakterien nach neuen Untersuchungen I-VII. G. Fischer, Jena, 1907.

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Record number: 4225