Name: Rhodopseudomonas globiformis Pfennig 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: glo.bi.for’mis. L. masc. n. globus, ball, sphere, globe; L. adj. suff. -formis -is -e, -like, in the shape of; N.L. masc./fem. adj. globiformis, sphere-shaped

Gender: feminine

Type strain: ATCC 35887; DSM 161; LMG 4312

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: D86513 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Pfennig N. Rhodopseudomonas globiformis, sp. n., a new species of the Rhodospirillaceae. Archives of Microbiology 1974; 100:197-206.

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: synonym

Correct name: Rhodopila globiformis (Pfennig 1974) Imhoff et al. 1984

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rhodopila globiformis (Pfennig 1974) Imhoff et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Rhodopseudomonas globiformis is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Rhodopseudomonas.
  • 😷 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 5 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Rhodopseudomonas Czurda and Maresch 1937 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pfennig N. Rhodopseudomonas globiformis, sp. n., a new species of the Rhodospirillaceae. Archives of Microbiology 1974; 100:197-206.

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Record number: 780503