Name: Piscirickettsia Fryer et al. 1992
Etymology: L. gen. masc. n. piscis, a fish; N.L. fem. n. Rickettsia, a generic name; N.L. fem. n. Piscirickettsia, rickettsia-like organism affecting fish
Gender: feminine (stem: Piscirickettsi-)
Type species: Piscirickettsia salmonis Fryer et al. 1992
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Valid publication: Fryer JL, Lannan CN, Giovannoni SJ, Wood ND. Piscirickettsia salmonis gen. nov., sp. nov., the causative agent of an epizootic disease in salmonid fishes. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:120-126.
IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 42, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:328-329.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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"Piscirickettsia litoralis" Wan et al. 2016 | not validly published | preferred name (not correct name) |
Piscirickettsia salmonis Fryer et al. 1992 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Piscirickettsiaceae Fryer and Lannan 2005
Assigned by: Fryer JL, Lannan CN. Family II. Piscirickettsiaceae 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 B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 180.
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Record number: 517314