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Name: Sporichthya polymorpha Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: po.ly.mor’pha. N.L. fem. adj. polymorpha, multiform, polymorphic, microorganism having many shapes; from Gr. masc. adj. polymorphos
Type strain: ATCC 23823; DSM 43042; IFO 12702; JCM 3089; NBRC 12702; NRRL B-3709; VKM Ac-1863
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16S rRNA gene: AB025317 Analyse FASTA
Effective publication: Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier H, Holbert PE. [Sporichthyta, a new Streptomycetaceae genus]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1968; 114:277-286.
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
Parent taxon: Sporichthya Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier H, Holbert PE. [Sporichthyta, a new Streptomycetaceae genus]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1968; 114:277-286.
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Record number: 781101