Opitutales

J.P. Euzéby: List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature - Order Opitutales

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Opitutales Choo et al. 2007, ord. nov. (Type order of the class ¤ Opitutae Choo et al. 2007).
Type genus: ¤ Opitutus Chin et al. 2001.
Etymology: N.L. masc. n. Opitutus, type genus of the order; -ales, ending to denote an order; N.L. fem. pl. n. Opitutales, the order of the genus Opitutus.
Reference: CHOO (Y.J.), LEE (K.), SONG (J.) and CHO (J.C.): Puniceicoccus vermicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel marine bacterium, and description of Puniceicoccaceae fam. nov., Puniceicoccales ord. nov., Opitutaceae fam. nov., Opitutales ord. nov. and Opitutae classis nov. in the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia'. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2007, 57, 532-537.
Original article in IJSEM Online