Stigmatella (bacterium)

Stigmatella is a bacterium genus in the phylum Myxococcota.

Etymology

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

Species

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

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

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology
• List of bacterial orders
• List of bacteria genera

References