Name: Sporichthya Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Etymology: Gr. fem. n. spora, a seed and, in biology, a spore; Gr. masc. n. ichthys, fish; N.L. fem. n. Sporichthya, an organism with fish-like spores
Gender: feminine (stem: Sporichthy-)
Type species: Sporichthya polymorpha Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier H, Holbert PE. [Sporichthyta, a new Streptomycetaceae genus]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1968; 114:277-286.
IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Sporichthya brevicatena Tamura et al. 1999 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Sporichthya polymorpha Lechevalier et al. 1968 (Approved Lists 1980) | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Sporichthyaceae Rainey et al. 1997
Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491.
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Record number: 516644