Stella

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Stella Vasilyeva 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Stella humosa Vasilyeva 1985.
Etymology: L. fem. n. Stella, a star, to denote star-shaped morphology of cells.
Reference: VASILYEVA (L.V.): Stella, a new genus of soil prosthecobacteria, with proposals for Stella humosa sp. nov. and Stella vacuolata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 518-521.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Stella humosa Vasilyeva 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain AUCM B-1137 = ATCC 43930 = DSM 5900 = VKM B-1137.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ535710.
Etymology: L. n. humus, soil, earth; L. masc. suff. -osus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of full of, prone to; N.L. fem. adj. humosa, intended to mean pertaining to soil or earth.
Reference: VASILYEVA (L.V.): Stella, a new genus of soil prosthecobacteria, with proposals for Stella humosa sp. nov. and Stella vacuolata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 518-521.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Stella vacuolata Vasilyeva 1985, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 43931 = DSM 5901 = INMI 229 = VKM B-1552.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ535711.
Etymology: L. adj. vacuus, empty, void; L. adj. latus, broad, wide; N.L. fem. adj. vacuolata, vacuolate (large areas in cytoplasm appear empty due to gas vesicle formation).
Reference: VASILYEVA (L.V.): Stella, a new genus of soil prosthecobacteria, with proposals for Stella humosa sp. nov. and Stella vacuolata sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 518-521.
Original article in IJSEM Online