Chondromyces

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 6
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Chondromyces Berkeley and Curtis 1874, genus.
Type species: ¤ Chondromyces crocatus Berkeley and Curtis 1874 (Approved Lists 1980).
Synonyms: "Polycephalum" Kalchbrenner and Cooke 1880, "Myxobotrys" Zukal 1896.
Etymology: Gr. n. chondros, cartilage; Gr. masc. n. mukês, mushroom or other fungus; N.L. masc. n. Chondromyces, cartilaginous fungus.
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). [BERKELEY (M.J.) and CURTIS (M.A.). In: BERKELEY (M.J.): Notices of the North American Fungi, Grevillea, 1874, 3, 49-64.]

Chondromyces apiculatus Thaxter 1897, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TC 4481.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. masc. n. apex -icis; the extreme end of a thing, a projecting point or summit; N.L. masc. adj. apiculatus, pointed, with a tip or tail.
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). [THAXTER (R.): Further observations on the Myxobacteriaceae. Botanical Gazette, 1897, 23, 395-411.]

Chondromyces catenulatus Thaxter 1904, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TC 4517.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. dim. n. catenula, a small chain; L. masc. suff. -atus, suffix used in adjectives meaning provided with; N.L. masc. adj. catenulatus, with small chains (of sporangioles).
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). [THAXTER (R.): Notes on the Myxobacteriaceae. Botanical Gazette, 1904, 37, 405-416.]

Chondromyces crocatus Berkeley and Curtis 1874, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TC 601.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Synonym: "Myxobotrys variabilis" Zukal 1896 (putative synonym).
Etymology: L. n. crocus (or crocum), saffron; L. masc. suff. -atus, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. masc. adj. crocatus, saffron-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). [BERKELEY (M.J.) and CURTIS (M.A.). In: BERKELEY (M.J.): Notices of the North American Fungi, Grevillea, 1874, 3, 49-64.]

Chondromyces lanuginosus Kofler 1913, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TC 4494.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Synonyms: "Chondromyces thaxteri" Faull 1916, "Synangium lanuginosum" (Kofler) Jahn 1924, "Synangium thaxteri" (Faull) Jahn 1924.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. lanuginosus, downy, wooly.
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). [KOFLER (L.): Die Myxobacterien der Umgebung von Wien. Sitzungsberichte der Akademie der Wissenschaften in Wien. Mathematisch-naturwissenschaftliche Klasse Abteilung I, 1913, 122, 845-876.]

Chondromyces pediculatus Thaxter 1904, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TC 4524.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. dim. n. pediculus, a little foot; L. masc. suff. -atus, suffix denoting provided with; N.L. masc. adj. pediculatus, with a small foot.
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). [THAXTER (R.): Notes on the Myxobacteriaceae. Botanical Gazette, 1904, 37, 405-416.]

Chondromyces robustus Reichenbach 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Cm a13 = CIP 109124 = DSM 14608 = JCM 12619.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ233942.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. robustus, made of oak wood, strong.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897. [REICHENBACH (H.): Genus III. Chondromyces Berkeley and Curtis in Berkeley 1874, 64^AL. In: D.J. BRENNER, N.R. KRIEG, J.T. STALEY and G. M. GARRITY (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, pp. 1121-1129.]
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online

Note: The type strain CIP 109124 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 115 (footnote d). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online