Thiothrix disciformis Aruga, Kamagata, T.Kohno, Hanada, Kaz.Nakamura & Kanagawa 2002
Publication Details
Thiothrix disciformis Aruga, Kamagata, T.Kohno, Hanada, Kaz.Nakamura & Kanagawa 2002: 1315, fig. 2a
Published in: Aruga, S., Kamagata, Y., Kohno, T., Hanada, S., Nakamura, K. & Kanagawa, T. (2002). Characterization of filamentous Eikelboom type 021N bacteria and description of Thiothrix disciformis sp. nov. and Thiothrix flexilis sp. nov.. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 52(4): 1309-1316, 3 figures, 2 tables.
Request PDFPublication date: 1 July 2002
Type Species
The type species (holotype) of the genus Thiothrix is Thiothrix nivea (Rabenhorst) Winogradsky.
Status of Name
This name is currently regarded as a synonym of Thiolinea disciformis (Aruga, Kamagata, T.Kohno, Hanada, Kaz.Nakamura & Kanagawa) R.Boden & K.M.Scott.
Source of Synonymy
Boden, R. & Scott, K.M. (2018). Evaluation of the genus Thiothrix Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) emend. Aruga et al. 2002: reclassification of Thiothrix disciformis to Thiolinea disciformis gen. nov., comb. nov., and of Thiothrix flexilis to Thiofilum flexile gen. nov., comb nov., with emended description of Thiothrix. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 68(7): 2226-2239, 3 figures, 2 tables.
General Environment
This is a freshwater species.
Created: 14 September 2005 by Sandy Lawson.
Last updated: 11 June 2024
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E.A. Molinari Novoa in Guiry, M.D. & Guiry, G.M. 11 June 2024. AlgaeBase. World-wide electronic publication, National University of Ireland, Galway. https://www.algaebase.org; searched on 13 June 2025
