Corallococcus

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007, gen. nov.
Type species: ¤ Corallococcus coralloides (Thaxter 1892) Reichenbach 2007.
Etymology: Gr. n. korallon, coral; Gr. masc. n. kokkos, berry; N.L. masc. n. Corallococcus coral-shaped coccus (i.e. with coral-shaped fruiting bodies).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897. [REICHENBACH (H.): Genus II. Corallococcus gen. nov. (Chondrococcus Jahn 1924, 85). 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. 1079-1082.]
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online

---> Corallococcus Reichenbach 2007 emend. Lang and Stackebrandt 2009.
Type species: ¤ Corallococcus coralloides (Thaxter 1892) Reichenbach 2007.
Etymology: Gr. n. korallon, coral; N.L. masc. n. coccus (from Gr. masc. n. kokkos, grain, seed), coccus; N.L. masc. n. Corallococcus coral-shaped coccus (i.e. with coral-shaped fruiting bodies).
Reference: LANG (E.) and STACKEBRANDT (E.): Emended descriptions of the genera Myxococcus and Corallococcus, typification of the species Myxococcus stipitatus and Myxococcus macrosporus and a proposal that they be represented by neotype strains. Request for an Opinion. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2009, 59, 2122-2128.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Corallococcus coralloides (Thaxter 1892) Reichenbach 2007, comb. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain M2 = ATCC 25202 = DSM 2259.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ811588.
Basonym: ¤ Myxococcus coralloides Thaxter 1892 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. n. korallon, coral; L. suff. -oides [from Gr. suff. -eides (from Gr. n. eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure)], ressembling, similar; N.L. masc. adj. coralloides, coral-shaped.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897. [REICHENBACH (H.): Genus II. Corallococcus gen. nov. (Chondrococcus Jahn 1924, 85). 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. 1079-1082.]
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online

Corallococcus exiguus (ex Kofler 1913) Reichenbach 2007, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Cc e167 = CIP 109129 = DSM 14696 = JCM 12620.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ811598.
Synonym: "Myxococcus exiguus" Kofler 1913.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. exiguus, small.
Reference: VALIDATION LIST N° 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897. [REICHENBACH (H.): Genus II. Corallococcus gen. nov. (Chondrococcus Jahn 1924, 85). 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. 1079-1082.]
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online

Note: The type strain CIP 109129 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 115 (footnote e). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online

Corallococcus macrosporus Reichenbach 2007, sp. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Cc m8 = CIP 109128 = DSM 14697 = JCM 12621.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AJ811623.
Etymology: Gr. adj. makros, long, large; Gr. n. spora, a seed and in biology a spore; N.L. masc. adj. macrosporus, with large spore.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 115. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897. [REICHENBACH (H.): Genus II. Corallococcus gen. nov. (Chondrococcus Jahn 1924, 85). 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. 1079-1082.]
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 According to Dr. H. Reichenbach the type strain of Corallococcus macrosporus is the strain Cc m8 (= DSM 14697 = CIP 109128), not the strain Windsor M271 [the type strain of ¤ Myxococcus macrosporus (Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1926) Zahler and McCurdy 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)]. Consequently, Corallococcus macrosporus cannot be a new combination (basonym ¤ Myxococcus macrosporus) as cited in the effective publication.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 115 (footnote f). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online
2 The type strain CIP 109128 has been provided on request for validation.
Reference: LISTS EDITOR, IJSEM: Validation list n° 115 (footnote g). Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 893-897.
Validation List N° 115 in IJSEM Online