Name: "Candidatus Vesicomyosocius calyptogenae" Kuwahara et al. 2007

Category: Species

Proposed as: Candidatus

Etymology: ca.lyp.to’ge.nae. N.L. gen. fem. n. calyptogenae, of the clam Calyptogena okutanii

Gender: masculine

Type strain: HA

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AP009247 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Kuwahara H, Yoshida T, Takaki Y, Shimamura S, Nishi S, Harada M, Matsuyama K, Takishita K, Kawato M, Uematsu K, et al. Reduced genome of the thioautotrophic intracellular symbiont in a deep-sea clam, Calyptogena okutanii. Curr Biol 2007; 17:881-886.

IJSEM list: Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling (and no standing)

Preferred name: "Candidatus Vesicomyidisocius calyptogenae" corrig. Kuwahara et al. 2007

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Vesicomyosocius endoextente" Russell et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Candidatus Vesicomyosocius okutanii" Kuwahara et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Candidatus Vesicomyidisocius calyptogenae" corrig. Kuwahara et al. 2007	corrected spelling of name, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Candidatus Vesicomyosocius" Kuwahara et al. 2007. Publication: Kuwahara H, Yoshida T, Takaki Y, Shimamura S, Nishi S, Harada M, Matsuyama K, Takishita K, Kawato M, Uematsu K, et al. Reduced genome of the thioautotrophic intracellular symbiont in a deep-sea clam, Calyptogena okutanii. Curr Biol 2007; 17:881-886.
  • 🧍 The original spelling of this Candidatus name has been corrected by Oren (2017). Publication: Oren A. A plea for linguistic accuracy - also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094. Oren A. "Candidatus list no. 0." A plea for linguistic accuracy – also for Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1085-1094.

Parent taxon: "Candidatus Vesicomyosocius" Kuwahara et al. 2007

Assigned by: Kuwahara H, Yoshida T, Takaki Y, Shimamura S, Nishi S, Harada M, Matsuyama K, Takishita K, Kawato M, Uematsu K, et al. Reduced genome of the thioautotrophic intracellular symbiont in a deep-sea clam, Calyptogena okutanii. Curr Biol 2007; 17:881-886.

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Record number: 800654