Clevelandina

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

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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").

Clevelandina Bermudes et al. 1988, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Clevelandina reticulitermitidis Bermudes et al. 1988.
Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Clevelandina, named in honor of L.R. Cleveland (1892-1969), an American biologist.
Reference: BERMUDES (D.), CHASE (D.) and MARGULIS (L.): Morphology as a basis for taxonomy of large spirochetes symbiotic in wood-eating cockroaches and termites: Pillotina gen. nov., nom. rev.; Pillotina calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx gen. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Hollandina gen. nov., nom. rev.; Hollandina pterotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; and Clevelandina reticulitermitidis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 291-302.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Clevelandina reticulitermitidis Bermudes et al. 1988, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description (the type specimen is from Reticulitermes tibialis from Joshua Tree National Monument, Nev.).
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Etymology: N.L. gen. n. reticulitermitidis, of Reticulotermes, named after the host termite genus Reticulotermes in which it is found.
Reference: BERMUDES (D.), CHASE (D.) and MARGULIS (L.): Morphology as a basis for taxonomy of large spirochetes symbiotic in wood-eating cockroaches and termites: Pillotina gen. nov., nom. rev.; Pillotina calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx gen. nov., nom. rev.; Diplocalyx calotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; Hollandina gen. nov., nom. rev.; Hollandina pterotermitidis sp. nov., nom. rev.; and Clevelandina reticulitermitidis gen. nov., sp. nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1988, 38, 291-302.
Original article in IJSEM Online