Name: "Photobacterium leiognathi subsp. leiognathi" (Boisvert et al. 1967) Ast and Dunlap 2004

Category: Subspecies

Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)

Basonym: Photobacterium leiognathi Boisvert et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Leiognathus, a genus name; N.L. gen. masc. n. leiognathi, of Leiognathus, named after fish of the genus Leiognathus (family Leiognathidae)

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25521; CAIM 327; CCUG 16229; CIP 66.5; DSM 21260; LMG 4228

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Original publication: Ast JC, Dunlap PV. Phylogenetic analysis of the lux operon distinguishes two evolutionarily distinct clades of Photobacterium leiognathi. Arch Microbiol 2004; 181:352-361.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Photobacterium leiognathi Boisvert et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Ast JC, Dunlap PV. Phylogenetic analysis of the lux operon distinguishes two evolutionarily distinct clades of Photobacterium leiognathi. Arch Microbiol 2004; 181:352-361.

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Record number: 801375