Chloronema

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

Warning: In the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature, an arrow (--->) only indicates the sequence of valid publication of names and does not mean that the last name in the sequence must be used (see: Introduction).

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").

Chloronema Dubinina and Gorlenko 1975, genus.
Type species: ¤ Chloronema giganteum Dubinina and Gorlenko 1975 (Approved Lists 1980).
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Cln. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: Gr. adj. chlôros, green; Gr. neut. n. nema, thread; N.L. neut. n. Chloronema, green filament.
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). [DUBININA (G.A.) and GORLENKO (V.M.): New filamentous photosynthetic green bacteria containing gas vacuoles. Mikrobiologiya, 1975, 44, 511-517.]

Chloronema giganteum Dubinina and Gorlenko 1975, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): no pure culture.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. giganteum, gigantic.
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). [DUBININA (G.A.) and GORLENKO (V.M.): New filamentous photosynthetic green bacteria containing gas vacuoles. Mikrobiologiya, 1975, 44, 511-517.]