Name DOI
10.1601/nm.1429
Name
 (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Belova et al. 2013
Name Status
Validly Published
Current Authority
(ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Belova et al. 2013
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 (ex Wittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Hördt et al. 2020
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Methylocystis (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Belova et al. 2013
Nomenclatural History
The genus Methylocystis was originally proposed by Whittenbury et al. 1970. It pre-dated the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names but was excluded from those lists. In 1993 the name was revived and validly published by Bowman et al.. Dedysh et al. published an emended description of this genus in 2007. A subsequent emendation was proposed by Belova et al. in 2013.
Citation
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Name Abstract for Methylocystis (ex Whittenbury et al. 1970) Bowman et al. 1993 emend. Belova et al. 2013.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.1429.
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References

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