Name: Xenorhabdus nematophila corrig. (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Basonym: "Achromobacter nematophilus" Poinar and Thomas 1965
Etymology: ne.ma.to’phi.la. N.L. neut. n. nematodum, nematode; N.L. fem. adj. suff. -phila, friend, loving; from Gr. fem. adj. philê, loving; N.L. fem. adj. nematophila, nematode-loving
Type strain: ATCC 19061; CCUG 14189; DSM 3370; LMG 1036
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16S rRNA gene: FJ515824 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Thomas GM, Poinar Jr. GO. Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic nematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:352-360.
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
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Xenorhabdus nematophilus (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980) | other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling |
"Achromobacter nematophilus" Poinar and Thomas 1965 | homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Xenorhabdus nematophila subsp. nematophila corrig. (Poinar and Thomas 1965) Akhurst 1983 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym of its species (division into subspecies abandoned) |
Xenorhabdus nematophila subsp. bovienii corrig. Akhurst 1983 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Xenorhabdus nematophila subsp. poinarii corrig. Akhurst 1983 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Xenorhabdus nematophila subsp. beddingii corrig. Akhurst 1986 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
Parent taxon: Xenorhabdus Thomas and Poinar 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Thomas GM, Poinar Jr. GO. Xenorhabdus gen. nov., a genus of entomopathogenic nematophilic bacteria of the family Enterobacteriaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1979; 29:352-360.
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Record number: 783170