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Subspecies "Photobacterium leiognathi subsp. leiognathi"
Name: "Photobacterium leiognathi subsp. leiognathi" (Boisvert et al. 1967) Ast and Dunlap 2004
Proposed as: subsp. nov. (rule 40d)
Basonym: Photobacterium leiognathi Boisvert et al. 1967 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: le.io.gna’thi. 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)
Pronunciation, gender: … le-io-N͡GNA-thi, neuter
Nomenclatural type: 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. 
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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
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