Name DOI
10.1601/nm.11870
Name
 Reichenbach 2005
Name Status
Not Validly Published, Illegitimate
Current Authority
Reichenbach 2005
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 (ex Thaxter 1897) Reichenbach 2005
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Byssophaga Reichenbach 2005
Nomenclatural History
The genus Byssophaga was originally proposed by Reichenbach 2005. Reichenbach et al. replaced this illegitimate name with Reichenbach et al. 2006 in 2006.

The genus name Bysophaga is illegitimate because it was previously used as the name of a moth.
Citation
When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Name Abstract for Byssophaga Reichenbach 2005.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.11870.
Source File
This information was last reviewed on January 14, 2017.

References

  1. Reichenbach H, Lang E, Schumann P, Spröer C. Byssovorax cruenta gen. nov., sp. nov., nom. rev., a cellulose-degrading myxobacterium: rediscovery of 'Myxococcus cruentus' Thaxter 1897. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2357-2363. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.63628-0 [PubMed].
  2. Reichenbach H. Genus II. Byssophaga gen. nov. In: Garrity GM, Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, Second Edition, Volume 2, Part C, Springer, New York, 2005, p. 1118-1121.