Thiocapsa

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 7
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Thiocapsaceae Bavendamm 1924 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Thiocapsa roseopersicina Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Tca. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. fem. n. capsa, box; N.L. fem. n. Thiocapsa, sulfur box.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [WINOGRADSKY (S.): Beiträge zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Bacterien. Heft I. Zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Schwefelbacterien. Arthur Felix, Leipzig, 1888, pp. 1-120.]

---> Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Guyoneaud et al. 1998.
Type species: ¤ Thiocapsa roseopersicina Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Tca. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. n. theion (Latin transliteration thium), sulfur; L. fem. n. capsa, box; N.L. fem. n. Thiocapsa, sulfur box.
Reference: GUYONEAUD (R.), SÜLING (J.), PETRI (R.), MATHERON (R.), CAUMETTE (P.), PFENNIG (N.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Taxonomic rearrangements of the genera Thiocapsa and Amoebobacter on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence analyses, and description of Thiolamprovum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 957-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Note: According to Guyoneaud et al. 1998, Thiocapsa Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) is an earlier heterotypic synonym of ¤ Amoebobacter Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980).
Reference: GUYONEAUD (R.), SÜLING (J.), PETRI (R.), MATHERON (R.), CAUMETTE (P.), PFENNIG (N.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Taxonomic rearrangements of the genera Thiocapsa and Amoebobacter on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence analyses, and description of Thiolamprovum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 957-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiocapsa halophila Caumette et al. 1991, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain SG 3202 = ATCC 49740 = DSM 6210.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ002796.
Etymology: Gr. n. hals halos, salt; N.L. fem. adj. phila (from Gr. fem. adj. philê), friend, loving; N.L. fem. adj. halophila, salt-loving.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 38. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1991, 41, 456-457. [CAUMETTE (P.), BAULAIGUE (R.) and MATHERON (R.): Thiocapsa halophila sp. nov., a new halophilic phototrophic purple sulfur bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1991, 155, 170-176.]
Validation List N° 38 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

---> ¤ Thiohalocapsa halophila (Caumette et al. 1991) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.

Thiocapsa litoralis Puchkova et al. 2000, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain BM5 = ATCC 700894.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ242772.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. litoralis, of or belonging to the sea-shore.
Reference: PUCHKOVA (N.N.), IMHOFF (J.F.) and GORLENKO (V.M.): Thiocapsa litoralis sp. nov., a new purple sulfur bacterium from microbial mats from the White Sea. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1441-1447.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiocapsa marina Caumette et al. 2004, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 5811 = ATCC 43172 = DSM 5653.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF112998.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. marina, of or belonging to the sea, marine.
Reference: CAUMETTE (P.), GUYONEAUD (R.), IMHOFF (J.F.), SÜLING (J.) and GORLENKO (V.): Thiocapsa marina sp. nov., a novel, okenone-containing, purple sulfur bacterium isolated from brackish coastal and marine environments. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2004, 54, 1031-1036.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiocapsa pendens (Molisch 1906) Guyoneaud et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 1314, Klein-Kalden = DSM 236.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ002797.2.
Basonym: ¤ Amoebobacter pendens (Molisch 1906) Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980).
Other synonyms: "Rhodothece pendens" Molisch 1906, "Rhodothece nuda" Skuja 1956.
Etymology: L. part. adj. pendens, hanging.
Reference: GUYONEAUD (R.), SÜLING (J.), PETRI (R.), MATHERON (R.), CAUMETTE (P.), PFENNIG (N.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Taxonomic rearrangements of the genera Thiocapsa and Amoebobacter on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence analyses, and description of Thiolamprovum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 957-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiocapsa pfennigii Eimhjellen 1970, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 226.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: Y12373.
Synonym: "Thiococcus sp." Eimhjellen et al. 1967.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. pfennigii, of Pfennig, named after N. Pfennig, a German microbiologist.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [EIMHJELLEN (K.E.): Thiocapsa pfennigii sp. nov., a new species of phototrophic sulfur bacteria. Archiv fur Mikrobiologie, 1970, 73, 193-194.]

Note: In the Approved Lists, the type strain is cited as DSM 1375. However, the strain DSM 1375 is not - and has never been - available from the DSMZ. According to Imhoff et al. 1998, the correct type strain is DSM 226.
References:
1 KRACHT (M.), DSMZ: Personal communication, 1998.
2 ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1999, 49, 925-926.
Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria in IJSEM Online
3 IMHOFF (J.F.), SÜLING (J.) and PETRI (R.): Phylogenetic relationships among the Chromatiaceae, their taxonomic reclassification and description of the new genera Allochromatium, Halochromatium, Isochromatium, Marichromatium, Thiococcus, Thiohalocapsa and Thermochromatium. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 1129-1143.
Original article in IJSEM Online

---> ¤ Thiococcus pfennigii (Eimhjellen 1970) Imhoff et al. 1998, comb. nov.

Thiocapsa rosea (Winogradsky 1888) Guyoneaud et al. 1998, comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain 6611, Davis = DSM 235.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ006062.
Basonym: ¤ Amoebobacter roseus Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. fem. adj. rosea, rosy, rose-colored, pink.
Reference: GUYONEAUD (R.), SÜLING (J.), PETRI (R.), MATHERON (R.), CAUMETTE (P.), PFENNIG (N.) and IMHOFF (J.F.): Taxonomic rearrangements of the genera Thiocapsa and Amoebobacter on the basis of 16S rDNA sequence analyses, and description of Thiolamprovum gen. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1998, 48, 957-964.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Thiocapsa roseopersicina Winogradsky 1888, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DSM 217.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF113000.
Synonyms: "Thiocapsa floridana" Uphof 1927, "Thiocapsa minima" Isachenko 1929.
Etymology: L. adj. roseus, rosy; L. n. persicus, peach-tree; L. suff. -inus -a -um, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. fem. adj. roseopersicina, rosy peach-colored.
References: SKERMAN (V.B.D.), McGOWAN (V.) and SNEATH (P.H.A.) (editors): Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1980, 30, 225-420 (Approved Lists of Bacterial Names in IJSEM Online - Approved Lists of Bacterial Names Amended edition). [WINOGRADSKY (S.): Beiträge zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Bacterien. Heft I. Zur Morphologie und Physiologie der Schwefelbacterien. Arthur Felix, Leipzig, 1888, pp. 1-120.]