Name: Stigmatella erecta (Schroeter 1886) McCurdy 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Cystobacter erectus" Schroeter 1886

Etymology: e.rec’ta. L. fem. part. adj. erecta, erected, rised; from L. v. erigo

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: stig-ma-TEL-la e-REK-ta, feminine

Type strain: ATCC 25191; DSM 16858; M 26

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AJ970180 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: McCurdy HD. Studies on the taxonomy of the Myxobacterales. III. Chondromyces and Stigmatella. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:40-49.

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, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Allostigmatella erecta (Schroeter 1886) Kostovski and Oren 2026

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Allostigmatella erecta (Schroeter 1886) Kostovski and Oren 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Cystobacter erectus" Schroeter 1886	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists

• 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". — 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 2026-08-13. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — 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 2 times in PubMed until 2026-06-11.

Parent taxon: Stigmatella Berkeley and Curtis 1875 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: McCurdy HD. Studies on the taxonomy of the Myxobacterales. III. Chondromyces and Stigmatella. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1971; 21:40-49.

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