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Monotypic taxon: Genus Spirillum Ehrenberg 1832 (Approved Lists 1980) (prokaryote)
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Authorship

SN2000 author citation C.G. Ehrenberg, 1832/1980, nom. approb.
Original name Ehrenberg, C.G. 1832.

Etymology

Derived namePseudospirillum (Genus) Satomi et al. 2002 nom. illeg. Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [10 May 2026].
Derived nameThiospirillum (Genus) Winogradsky 1888 (Approved Lists 1980) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [5 May 2026].

Attributes

Approved name (Approved Lists: nom. approb.) [ICNP, 2019: Rules 24a, 33b] Ref: Approved Lists, 1980.

Types

Type ofSpirillaceae (Family) Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980) Ref: LPSN, 2020-present: [28 Apr 2026].
Type, by monotypySpirillum volutans Ehrenberg 1832 (Approved Lists 1980)
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