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Domain Kingdom Phylum Class Order Family Genus Species Rarely used categories

Species "Candidatus Similichlamydia labri"

Name: "Candidatus Similichlamydia labri" Steigen et al. 2015

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: la’bri. N.L. gen. masc. n. labri, of Labrus, generic name for the fish host Labrus bergylta, of (living in) members of the genus Labrus

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: si-mi-li-khla-MY-di-a LA-bri, feminine

Nomenclatural type: LB050511-S2

16S rRNA gene: KC469556 Analysetree FASTA download

Effective publication: Steigen A, Karlsbakk E, Plarre H, Watanabe K, Overgard AC, Brevik O, Nylund A. A new intracellular bacterium, Candidatus Similichlamydia labri sp. nov. (Chlamydiaceae) producing epitheliocysts in ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta (Pisces, Labridae). Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:311-318. 🇳🇴

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: pro-correct name

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Similichlamydia" Stride et al. 2013

Assigned by: Steigen A, Karlsbakk E, Plarre H, Watanabe K, Overgard AC, Brevik O, Nylund A. A new intracellular bacterium, Candidatus Similichlamydia labri sp. nov. (Chlamydiaceae) producing epitheliocysts in ballan wrasse, Labrus bergylta (Pisces, Labridae). Arch Microbiol 2015; 197:311-318. 🇳🇴

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Record number: 1249

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