Pilimelia

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 3
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 2

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

Pilimelia Kane 1966, genus.
Type species: ¤ Pilimelia terevasa Kane 1966 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: L. n. pilus, a hair; Gr. fem. n. melia, Melia, a nymph loved by the river god Inachus; N.L. fem. n. Pilimelia, an aquatic organism growing on hair substrate.
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). [KANE (W.D.): A new genus of the Actinoplanaceae, Pilimelia, with a description of two species, Pilimelia terevasa and Pilimelia anulata. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 1966, 82, 220-230.]

Pilimelia anulata Kane 1966, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 25604 = DSM 43039 = IFO (now NBRC) 16051 = JCM 3090.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X93189.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. anulata, furnished or ornamented with a ring.
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). [KANE (W.D.): A new genus of the Actinoplanaceae, Pilimelia, with a description of two species, Pilimelia terevasa and Pilimelia anulata. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 1966, 82, 220-230.]

Pilimelia columellifera (ex Schäfer 1973) Vobis et al. 1986, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MB-SK6 = ATCC 43728 = CBS 569.75 = DSM 43797 = IFO (now NBRC) 16052 = JCM 3367.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB548688.
Synonym: "Pilimelia columellifera" Schäfer 1973.
Etymology: L. n. columella, small column; L. suff. -fer -fera -ferum, bearing, carrying; N.L. fem. adj. columellifera, bearing a small column.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576. [VOBIS (G.), SCHÄFER (D.), KOTHE (H.W.) and BRENNER (B.): Descriptions of Pilimelia columellifera (ex Schäfer 1973) nom. rev. and Pilimelia columellifera subsp. pallida (ex Schäfer 1973) nom. rev. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 67-74.]
Validation List N° 22 in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 In Validation List n° 22, the title of the journal has been omitted in the reference citation of Pilimelia columellifera (ex Schäfer 1973) Vobis et al. 1986.
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
2 In Validation List n° 22, the type strain CBS 569.75 is erroneously cited as CBS 568.75.
Reference: KUDO (T.): Personal communication (March 07, 2003).

Pilimelia columellifera subsp. columellifera (ex Schäfer 1973) Vobis et al. 1986, subsp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MB-SK6 = ATCC 43728 = CBS 569.75 = DSM 43797 = IFO (now NBRC) 16052 = JCM 3367.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: AB548688.
Synonym: "Pilimelia columellifera subsp. columellifera" Schäfer 1973.
Etymology: L. n. columella, small column; L. suff. -fer -fera -ferum, bearing, carrying; N.L. fem. adj. columellifera, bearing a small column.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576. [VOBIS (G.), SCHÄFER (D.), KOTHE (H.W.) and BRENNER (B.): Descriptions of Pilimelia columellifera (ex Schäfer 1973) nom. rev. and Pilimelia columellifera subsp. pallida (ex Schäfer 1973) nom. rev. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 67-74.]
Validation List N° 22 in IJSEM Online

Notes:
1 In Validation List n° 22, the title of the journal has been omitted in the reference citation of Pilimelia columellifera subsp. columellifera (ex Schäfer 1973) Vobis et al. 1986.
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
2 In Validation List n° 22, the type strain CBS 569.75 is erroneously cited as CBS 568.75.
Reference: KUDO (T.): Personal communication (March 07, 2003).

Pilimelia columellifera subsp. pallida (ex Schäfer 1973) Vobis et al. 1986, subsp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain MB-SK 8 = ATCC 43729 = DSM 43799.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: GU269552.
Synonym: "Pilimelia columellifera subsp. pallida" Schäfer 1973.
Etymology: L. fem. adj. pallida, pale.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 22. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1986, 36, 573-576. [VOBIS (G.), SCHÄFER (D.), KOTHE (H.W.) and BRENNER (B.): Descriptions of Pilimelia columellifera (ex Schäfer 1973) nom. rev. and Pilimelia columellifera subsp. pallida (ex Schäfer 1973) nom. rev. Syst. Appl. Microbiol., 1986, 8, 67-74.]
Validation List N° 22 in IJSEM Online

Note: In Validation List n° 22, the title of the journal has been omitted in the reference citation of Pilimelia columellifera subsp. pallida (ex Schäfer 1973) Vobis et al. 1986.
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

Pilimelia terevasa Kane 1966, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain ATCC 25603 = DSM 43040 = IFO (now NBRC) 15964 = JCM 3091.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: X93190.
Etymology: L. adj. teres, rounded (i.e., circular in transverse sections, tapering or narrow cylindric); L. pl. n. vasa vessels; N.L. n. terevasa, rounded vessels, indicating "rounded," spherical sporangia.
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). [KANE (W.D.): A new genus of the Actinoplanaceae, Pilimelia, with a description of two species, Pilimelia terevasa and Pilimelia anulata. Journal of the Elisha Mitchell Scientific Society, 1966, 82, 220-230.]