Polyangium

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

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Number of species cited in this file: 10
Number of subspecies cited in this file: 0

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

Polyangium Link 1809, genus. (Type genus of the family ¤ Polyangiaceae Jahn 1924 [Approved Lists 1980]).
Type species: ¤ Polyangium vitellinum Link 1809 (Approved Lists 1980).
Etymology: Gr. adj. polu, many; Gr. neut. n. angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel; N.L. neut. n. Polyangium, many vessels.
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). [LINK (H.F.): Observationes in Ordines plantarum naturales. Dissertatio prima complectens Anandrarum ordines Epiphytas, Mucedines, Gastromycos et Fungos. Gesellschaft fur Natur (Berlin), 1809, 3, 3-42.]

Polyangium aureum (ex Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1930) Brockman 1989, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description in Brockman 1989.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Polyangium aureum" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1930.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. aureum, golden.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [BROCKMAN (E.R.): Genus I. Polyangium Link 1809, 42AL. In: J.T. STALEY, M.P. BRYANT, N. PFENNIG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 3, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, pp. 2159-2162.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Polyangium cellulosum (ex Imshenetski and Solntseva 1936) Brockman 1989, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description in Brockman 1989.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Polyangium cellulosum" Imshenetski and Solntseva 1936, "Sorangium cellulosum" (Imshenetski and Solntseva 1936) Imshenetski and Solntseva 1937, "Sorangium nigrum" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1938, "Sorangium nigrescens" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1938.
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. cellulosum, cellulose.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [BROCKMAN (E.R.): Genus I. Polyangium Link 1809, 42AL. In: J.T. STALEY, M.P. BRYANT, N. PFENNIG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 3, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, pp. 2159-2162.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Note: In the paper by Brockman 1989, four reference strains are given: ATCC 15384, ATCC 25531, ATCC 25532, and ATCC 25569. However no type strain is designated.

---> ¤ Sorangium cellulosum (Brockman 1989) Reichenbach 2007, comb. nov.

Polyangium fumosum Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1930, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain Windsor M257.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. fumosum, full of smoke, smoky.
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). [KRZEMIENIEWSKA (H.) and KRZEMIENIEWSKI (S.): Miksobakterje Polski. (Czesc Trzecia) (Die myxobacterien von Polen. III Teil). Acta Societatis Botanicorum Poloniae, 1930, 7, 250-573.]

Polyangium luteum (ex Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1927) Brockman 1989, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description in Brockman 1989.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Polyangium luteum" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1927.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. luteum, golden-yellow, saffron-yellow.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [BROCKMAN (E.R.): Genus I. Polyangium Link 1809, 42AL. In: J.T. STALEY, M.P. BRYANT, N. PFENNIG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 3, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, pp. 2159-2162.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Polyangium minor (Peterson 1959) McCurdy 1970, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain UMH Peterson 41.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Synonym: "Haploangium minor" (sic) Peterson 1959.
Etymology: L. masc. adj. minor (comparative of parvus, small), smaller. The epithet minor is in the masculine gender, but the genus name Polyangium is in the neuter gender! The correct epithet should be minus.
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). [1 PETERSON (J.E.): A monocystic genus of the Myxobacterales (Schizomycetes). Mycologia, 1959, 51, 1-8. 2 McCURDY (H.D.): Studies on the taxonomy of the Myxobacterales. II. Polyangium and the demise of the Sporangiaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1970, 20, 283-296.]

Notes:
1 In the paper by McCurdy 1970 and in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, the type strain is erroneously cited as UMH Peterson 44.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.): Personal communication (March 01, 2005).
2 The strain UMH Peterson 41 is not available from the herbarium at the University of Missouri.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.): Personal communication (March 01, 2005).

Polyangium parasiticum (ex Geitler 1924) Brockman 1989, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description in Brockman 1989.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonym: "Polyangium parasiticum" Geitler 1924.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. parasiticum, parasitic.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [BROCKMAN (E.R.): Genus I. Polyangium Link 1809, 42AL. In: J.T. STALEY, M.P. BRYANT, N. PFENNIG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 3, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, pp. 2159-2162.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Polyangium rugiseptum (Peterson 1959) McCurdy 1970, species.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain UMH Peterson 51.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Synonym: "Haploangium rugiseptum" Peterson 1959.
Etymology: L. n. ruga, wrinkle; L. n. septum, wall, enclosure; N.L. n. rugispetum, a wrinkled enclosure.
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). [1 PETERSON (J.E.): A monocystic genus of the Myxobacterales (Schizomycetes). Mycologia, 1959, 51, 1-8. 2 McCURDY (H.D.): Studies on the taxonomy of the Myxobacterales. II. Polyangium and the demise of the Sporangiaceae. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1970, 20, 283-296.]

Note: The strain UMH Peterson 51 is not available from the herbarium at the University of Missouri.
Reference: GARRITY (G.M.): Personal communication (March 01, 2005).

Polyangium sorediatum (ex Thaxter 1904) Brockman 1989, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description in Brockman 1989.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Polyangium sorediatum" Thaxter 1904, "Polyangium septatum" Thaxter 1904, "Polyangium compositum" Thaxter 1904, "Sorangium sorediatum" (Thaxter 1904) Jahn 1924, "Sorangium schroeteri" Jahn 1924, "Sorangium compositum" (Thaxter 1904) Jahn 1924, "Sorangium septatum" (Thaxter 1904) Jahn 1924, "Polyangium schoeteri" (Jahn 1924) McCurdy 1970.
Etymology: Gr. n. soros, heap, pile; N.L. neut. adj. sorediatum, piled up (i.e. the sporangioles).
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [BROCKMAN (E.R.): Genus I. Polyangium Link 1809, 42AL. In: J.T. STALEY, M.P. BRYANT, N. PFENNIG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 3, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, pp. 2159-2162.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Polyangium spumosum (ex Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1927) Brockman 1989, sp. nov., nom. rev.
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): description in Brockman 1989.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not available.
Synonyms: "Sporangium spumosum" Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1927, "Polyangium spumosum" (Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1927) McCurdy 1970.
Etymology: L. neut. adj. spumosum, full of foam, foamy.
References: VALIDATION LIST N° 31. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol., 1989, 39, 495-497. [BROCKMAN (E.R.): Genus I. Polyangium Link 1809, 42AL. In: J.T. STALEY, M.P. BRYANT, N. PFENNIG and J.G. HOLT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, first edition, vol. 3, The Williams & Wilkins Co., Baltimore, 1989, pp. 2159-2162.]
Validation List N° 31 in IJSEM Online

Note: In the effective publication by Brockmam 1989, this nomenclatural name is cited as Polyangium spumosum (ex Krzemieniewska and Krzemieniewski 1930) Brockman 1989.

Polyangium vitellinum Link 1809, species. (Type species of the genus).
Type strain (see also StrainInfo.net): strain TC 4564.
GenBank/EMBL/DDBJ accession number for the 16S rRNA gene sequence of the type strain: not found.
Synonyms: "Myxobacter aureus" Thaxter 1892, "Cystobacter aureus" (Thaxter) Thaxter 1897.
Etymology: L. masc. n. vitellus, the yolk of an egg; L. neut. suff. -inum, suffix used with the sense of belonging to; N.L. neut. adj. vitellinum, in the color of egg yolk.
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). [LINK (H.F.): Observationes in Ordines plantarum naturales. Dissertatio prima complectens Anandrarum ordines Epiphytas, Mucedines, Gastromycos et Fungos. Gesellschaft fur Natur (Berlin), 1809, 3, 3-42.]