Name: "Rhodonostoc capsulatum" Molisch 1907

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: cap.su.la’tum. N.L. neut. adj. capsulatum, with a chest, capsuled

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 11166; CCUG 31484; CIP 104408; DSM 1710; IFO 16435; JCM 21090; LMG 2962; NBRC 16435

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D16428 Analyse FASTA

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: Rhodobacter capsulatus (Molisch 1907) Imhoff et al. 1984

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodopseudomonas capsulatus (Molisch 1907) van Niel 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Rhodopseudomonas capsulata corrig. (Molisch 1907) van Niel 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodobacter capsulatus (Molisch 1907) Imhoff et al. 1984	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".

Parent taxon: [Rhodonostoc]

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

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Record number: 4224