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Cryptosporangium

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Domain
  
Class
  
Actinobacteria

Order
  
Actinomycetales

Phylum
  
"Actinobacteria"

Subclass
  
Actinobacteridae

Suborder
  
Frankineae

Cryptosporangium is a genus in the phylum Actinobacteria (Bacteria).

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Etymology

The name Cryptosporangium derives from:
Gr . adj . kruptos, hidden; New Latin noun sporangium [from Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed (and in biology a spore), and Greek noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel], sporangium; New Latin neuter gender noun Cryptosporangium, an organism with sporangia (spore containing vessels) covered or hidden by mycelium.

Species

The genus contains 4 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely

  • C. arvum ( Tamura et al. 1998, (Type species of the genus).; Latin noun arvum, arable field, cultivated land, pertaining to isolate from arable land.)
  • C. aurantiacum ( (ex Ruan et al. 1976) Tamura and Hatano 2001, nom. rev.; New Latin neuter gender adjective aurantiacum, orange-coloured.)
  • C. japonicum ( Tamura et al. 1998, ; New Latin neuter gender adjective japonicum, pertaining to Japan where the organisms were isolated.)
  • C. minutisporangium ( (Ruan et al. 1986) Tamura and Hatano 2001, ; Latin adjective minutus, little, small, minute; New Latin noun sporangium [from Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed (and in biology a spore), and Greek noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel], sporangium; New Latin noun minutisporangium (nominative in apposition), the small sporangium.)
  • References

    Cryptosporangium Wikipedia


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