Formosa

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Genus Formosa

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

Classification (Warning: see also the file "Classification of prokaryotes: Introduction").

Formosa Ivanova et al. 2004, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Formosa algae Ivanova et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. (L. fem. adj. used as a substantive) Formosa, finely formed, beautiful, handsome.
Reference: IVANOVA (E.P.), ALEXEEVA (Y.V.), FLAVIER (S.), WRIGHT (J.P.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), GORSHKOVA (N.M.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.), NICOLAU (D.V.) and CHRISTEN (R.): Formosa algae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 705-711.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Formosa Ivanova et al. 2004 emend. Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006.
Type species: ¤ Formosa algae Ivanova et al. 2004.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. (L. fem. adj. used as a substantive) Formosa, finely formed, beautiful, handsome.
Reference: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), KIM (S.B.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SNAUWAERT (C.), LYSENKO (A.M.), ROHDE (M.), FROLOVA (G.M.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.), BAE (K.S.), OH (H.W.) and SWINGS (J.): Formosa agariphila sp. nov., a budding bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from marine environments, and emended description of the genus Formosa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 161-167.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Formosa agariphila Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 15362 = KCTC 12365 = KMM 3901 = LMG 23005.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY187688.
Etymology: N.L. n. agarum, agar; N.L. adj. philus -a -um (from Gr. adj. philos -ê -on), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. agariphila, agar-loving.
Reference: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), KIM (S.B.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SNAUWAERT (C.), LYSENKO (A.M.), ROHDE (M.), FROLOVA (G.M.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.), BAE (K.S.), OH (H.W.) and SWINGS (J.): Formosa agariphila sp. nov., a budding bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from marine environments, and emended description of the genus Formosa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 161-167.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Formosa algae Ivanova et al. 2004, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CIP 107684 = KCTC 12364 = KMM 3553.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY228461.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. n. algae of an alga, pertaining to the source of isolation, brown algae.
Reference: IVANOVA (E.P.), ALEXEEVA (Y.V.), FLAVIER (S.), WRIGHT (J.P.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), GORSHKOVA (N.M.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.), NICOLAU (D.V.) and CHRISTEN (R.): Formosa algae gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the family Flavobacteriaceae. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 705-711.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> Formosa algae Ivanova et al. 2004 emend. Nedashkovskaya et al. 2006.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain CIP 107684 = KCTC 12364 = KMM 3553.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AY228461.
Etymology: L. fem. gen. n. algae of an alga, pertaining to the source of isolation, brown algae.
Reference: NEDASHKOVSKAYA (O.I.), KIM (S.B.), VANCANNEYT (M.), SNAUWAERT (C.), LYSENKO (A.M.), ROHDE (M.), FROLOVA (G.M.), ZHUKOVA (N.V.), MIKHAILOV (V.V.), BAE (K.S.), OH (H.W.) and SWINGS (J.): Formosa agariphila sp. nov., a budding bacterium of the family Flavobacteriaceae isolated from marine environments, and emended description of the genus Formosa. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2006, 56, 161-167.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Formosa spongicola Yoon and Oh 2011, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain A2 = DSM 22637 = KCTC 22662.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: FJ348469.
Etymology: L. spongia, a sponge; L. masc./fem. suffix n. -cola (from L. n. incola) inhabitant; N.L. n. (nominative in apposition) spongicola, inhabitant of sponges.
Reference: YOON (B.J.) and OH (D.C.): Formosa spongicola sp. nov., isolated from the marine sponge Hymeniacidon flavia. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2011, 61, 330-333.
Original article in IJSEM Online