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Stigmatella (bacterium)

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Domain
  
Bacteria

Class
  
Deltaproteobacteria

Suborder
  
Cystobacterineae

Rank
  
Genus

Phylum
  
"Proteobacteria"

Order
  
Myxococcales

Family
  
Cystobacteraceae

Similar
  
Stigmatella aurantiaca, Myxobacteria, Sorangium cellulosum, Myxococcus, Myxococcus xanthus

Stigmatella is a bacterium genus in the phylum Proteobacteria.

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Etymology

The name Stigmatella derives from:
Latin neuter gender noun stigma -atis, brand, mark; Latin feminine gender dim. ending -ella; New Latin feminine gender noun Stigmatella, small dark spot.

Species

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

  • S. aurantiaca ( Berkeley and Curtis 1875, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective aurantiaca, orange colored.)
  • S. erecta ( (Schroeter 1886) McCurdy 1971, species; Latin feminine gender participle adjective erecta (from Latin v. erigo), erected, raised.)
  • S. hybrida ( Reichenbach 2007, ; Latin feminine gender adjective hybrida, half-breed, bastard.)

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