Chloroherpeton

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 1
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Chloroherpeton Gibson et al. 1985, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Chloroherpeton thalassium Gibson et al. 1985.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Chp. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. adj. chlôros, greenish-yellow, pale green; Gr. neut. n. herpeton, a creeping thing, reptile; N.L. neut. n. Chloroherpeton, green creeping organism.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 17. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 223-225. [GIBSON (J.), PFENNIG (N.) and WATERBURY (J.B.): Chloroherpeton thalassium gen. nov. et spec. nov., a non-filamentous, flexing and gliding green sulfur bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 138, 96-101.]
Validation List N° 17 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online

Chloroherpeton thalassium Gibson et al. 1985, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain GB-78 = ATCC 35110.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AF170103.
Etymology: Gr. adj. thalassios -ê -on, of, in, on, or from the sea; N.L. neut. adj. thalassium, marine.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 17. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1985, 35, 223-225. [GIBSON (J.), PFENNIG (N.) and WATERBURY (J.B.): Chloroherpeton thalassium gen. nov. et spec. nov., a non-filamentous, flexing and gliding green sulfur bacterium. Arch. Microbiol., 1984, 138, 96-101.]
Validation List N° 17 in IJSEM Online - Effective publication Online