Name: Thiococcus pfennigii (Eimhjellen 1970) Imhoff et al. 1998

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Thiocapsa pfennigii Eimhjellen 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: pfen.ni’gi.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. pfennigii, of Pfennig, named after N. Pfennig, a German microbiologist

Gender: masculine

Type strain: 4250; 8013; DSM 1375; DSM 226; Nidelven; NTHC, Nidelven

16S rRNA gene: Y12373 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 48, part 4 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:5-6.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Thiocapsa pfennigii Eimhjellen 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the genus Thiococcus (ex Eimhjellen et al. 1967) Imhoff et al. 1998. Publication: Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143.
  • The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
  • However, the strain DSM 1375 is not - and has never been - available from the DSMZ [3]. According to Imhoff et al. 1998, the correct type strain is DSM 226. — Kracht M. Personal communication, unspecified date.
  • Nevertheless, Imhoff et al. [1] write that the description of Thiococcus pfennigii (Eimhjellen 1970) Imhoff et al. 1998 is the same that for Thiocapsa pfennigii Eimhjellen 1970 (Approved Lists 1980). In the Approved Lists [2], the type strain of Thiocapsa pfennigii is the strain DSM 1375. Publication: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
  • On page 1131 of the paper by Imhoff et al. 1998, the type strain of Thiococcus pfennigii and the type strain of Thiocapsa pfennigii are cited as strain 8013 = DSM 226 [1]. Nevertheless, Imhoff et al. [1] write that the description of Thiococcus pfennigii (Eimhjellen 1970) Imhoff et al. 1998 is the same that for Thiocapsa pfennigii Eimhjellen 1970 (Approved Lists 1980). In the Approved Lists [2], the type strain of Thiocapsa pfennigii is the strain DSM 1375. However, the strain DSM 1375 is not - and has never been - available from the DSMZ [3]. According to Imhoff et al. 1998, the correct type strain is DSM 226. Publication: Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143.

Parent taxon: Thiococcus (ex Eimhjellen et al. 1967) Imhoff et al. 1998

Assigned by: Imhoff JF, Suling J, Petri R. Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1998; 48:1129-1143.

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