Cryptosporangium
TaxonCryptosporangium
AuthorityTamura et al. 1998[1]
Type speciesCryptosporangium arvum
Type species authorityTamura et al. 1998
Subdivision ranksSpecies
Subdivision

Cryptosporangium is a genus of bacteria in the phylum Actinomycetota.[2]

Etymology

The name Cryptosporangium derives from:
Gr . adj . kruptos, hidden; Neo-Latin noun sporangium [from Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed (and in biology a spore), and Greek noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel], sporangium; Neo-Latin neuter gender noun Cryptosporangium, an organism with sporangia (spore containing vessels) covered or hidden by mycelium.[2]

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)[2] and National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI).[3]

16S rRNA based LTP_10_2024[4][5][6]120 marker proteins based GTDB 10-RS226[7][8][9]
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Etymology

  • C. aurantiacum (ex Ruan et al. 1976) Tamura and Hatano 2001 (Neo-Latin neuter gender adjective aurantiacum, orange-coloured.)
  • C. arvum Tamura et al. 1998 (Latin noun arvum, arable field, cultivated land, pertaining to isolate from arable land.)
  • C. japonicum Tamura et al. 1998 (Neo-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; Neo-Latin noun sporangium [from Greek noun spora (σπορά), a seed (and in biology a spore), and Greek noun angeion (Latin transliteration angium), vessel], sporangium; Neo-Latin noun minutisporangium (nominative in apposition), the small sporangium.)

See also

References

  1. ^ Tamura T, Hayakawa M, ((Hatano K.)) (1998). "A new genus of the order Actinomycetales, Cryptosporangium gen. nov., with descriptions of Cryptosporangium arvum sp. nov. and Cryptosporangium japonicum sp. nov.". Int J Syst Bacteriol. 48: 995–1005. doi:10.1099/00207713-48-3-995. PMID 9734056
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  3. ^ C.L. Schoch. "Cryptosporangium". National Center for Biotechnology Information (NCBI) taxonomy database. Retrieved 2025-02-28.
  4. ^ "The LTP". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  5. ^ "LTP_all tree in newick format". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  6. ^ "LTP_10_2024 Release Notes". Retrieved 10 December 2024.
  7. ^ "GTDB release 10-RS226". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  8. ^ "bac120_r226.sp_label". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.
  9. ^ "Taxon History". Genome Taxonomy Database. Retrieved 1 May 2025.