Name: Azospira Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000
Etymology: N.L. neut. n. azotum, nitrogen; from French masc. n. azote, nitrogen; from Gr. pref. a-, not (inseparable prefix); from Gr. fem. n. zôê, life; from N.Gr. fem. n. azôê, not sustaining life; N.L. pref. azo-, pertaining to nitrogen (in compound words condensed from azotum); Gr. fem. n. speîra, coil, spire; N.L. fem. n. Azospira, nitrogen-fixing spiral
Gender: feminine (stem: Azospir-)
Type species: Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication: Reinhold-Hurek B, Hurek T. Reassessment of the taxonomic structure of the diazotrophic genus Azoarcus sensu lato and description of three new genera and new species, Azovibrio restrictus gen. nov., sp. nov., Azospira oryzae gen. nov., sp. nov. and Azonexus fungiphilus gen. nov., sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:649-659.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 50, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2000; 50:951-953.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Dechlorosoma Achenbach et al. 2001 | heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Azospira inquinata Mikes et al. 2021 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Azospira oryzae Reinhold-Hurek and Hurek 2000 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Azospira restricta Bae et al. 2007 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Azospira suillum" Sturchio et al. 2007 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Parent taxon: Rhodocyclaceae Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Rhodocyclaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 887.
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Record number: 515215