Oscillochloris

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 2
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Oscillochloris Gorlenko and Pivovarova 1989, gen. nov. (Type genus of the family ¤ Oscillochloridaceae Keppen et al. 2000).
Type species: ¤ Oscillochloris chrysea (ex Gicklhorn 1921) Gorlenko and Pivovarova 1989.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Osc. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: L. part. adj. oscillans, oscillating; Gr. adj. chlôros, green; N.L. fem. n. Oscillochloris, oscillating green (bacterium).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [GORLENKO (V.M.) and PIVOVAROVA (T.A.): On the assignment of the blue-green alga Oscillatoria coerulescens Gicklhorn, 1921, to the new genus of Chlorobacteria oscillochloris nov. gen. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR Ser. Biol. 1977, 3, 396-409.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

---> Oscillochloris Gorlenko and Pivovarova 1989 emend. Keppen et al. 2000.
Type species: ¤ Oscillochloris chrysea (ex Gicklhorn 1921) Gorlenko and Pivovarova 1989.
Recommended three-letter abbreviation: Osc. (see the file ¤ "Three-letter code for abbreviations of generic names").
Etymology: L. part. adj. oscillans, oscillating; Gr. adj. chlôros, green; N.L. fem. n. Oscillochloris, oscillating green (bacterium).
Reference: KEPPEN (O.I.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KUZNETSOV (B.B.), IVANOVSKY (R.N.) and GORLENKO (V.M.): Proposal of Oscillochloridaceae fam. nov. on the basis of a phylogenetic analysis of the filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria, and emended description of Oscillochloris and Oscillochloris trichoides in comparison with further new isolates. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1529-1537.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Oscillochloris chrysea Gorlenko and Pivovarova 1989, sp. nov. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description, not in pure culture.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. chrysea, golden, gold-colored.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [GORLENKO (V.M.) and PIVOVAROVA (T.A.): On the assignment of the blue-green alga Oscillatoria coerulescens Gicklhorn, 1921, to the new genus of Chlorobacteria oscillochloris nov. gen. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR Ser. Biol. 1977, 3, 396-409.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Note: In Validation List n° 31, Oscillochloris chrysea is erroneously proposed as a new combination (basonym: Oscillatoria coerulescens Gicklhorn 1921).
Reference: EUZÉBY (J.P.) and KUDO (T.): Corrigenda to the Validation Lists. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2001, 51, 1933-1938.
Original article in IJSEM Online

Oscillochloris trichoides (ex Szafer) Gorlenko and Korotkov 1989, nom. rev., comb. nov.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description, not in pure culture.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Oscillatoria trichoides" (Szafer) Lauterborn 1915.
Etymology: Gr. n. thrix trîchos, hair; L. suff. -oides (from Gr. suff. -eides, from Gr. n. eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; N.L. fem. adj. trichoides, hairlike (bacteria).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [GORLENKO (V.M.) and KOROTKOV (S.A.): Morphological and physiological features of the filamentous gliding green bacteria Oscillochloris trichoides nov. comb. Izv. Akad. Nauk SSSR Ser. Biol. 1977, 5, 848-857.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

---> Oscillochloris trichoides (ex Szafer) Gorlenko and Korotkov1989 emend. Keppen et al. 2000.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain DG-6 = VKM B-2210.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Oscillatoria trichoides" (Szafer) Lauterborn 1915.
Etymology: Gr. n. thrix trîchos, hair; L. suff. -oides (from Gr. suff. -eides, from Gr. n. eidos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure), ressembling, similar; N.L. fem. adj. trichoides, hairlike (bacteria).
Reference: KEPPEN (O.I.), TOUROVA (T.P.), KUZNETSOV (B.B.), IVANOVSKY (R.N.) and GORLENKO (V.M.): Proposal of Oscillochloridaceae fam. nov. on the basis of a phylogenetic analysis of the filamentous anoxygenic phototrophic bacteria, and emended description of Oscillochloris and Oscillochloris trichoides in comparison with further new isolates. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol., 2000, 50, 1529-1537.
Original article in IJSEM Online