Name: "Vitreoscilla filiformis" Pringsheim 1951

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: fi.li.for’mis. L. masc./fem. adj. suff. -formis, form; N.L. fem. adj. filiformis, thread-shaped

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … fi-li-FOR-mis, feminine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC 43190; L1401-2

16S rRNA gene: HM037993 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Pringsheim EG. The Vitreoscillaceae; a family of colourless, gliding, filamentous organisms. J Gen Microbiol 1951; 5:124-149.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Vitreoscilla filiformis (ex Pringsheim 1951) Strohl et al. 1986

Risk group: 1

Parent taxon: Vitreoscilla Pringsheim 1949 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Pringsheim EG. The Vitreoscillaceae; a family of colourless, gliding, filamentous organisms. J Gen Microbiol 1951; 5:124-149.

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Record number: 64587
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