Myxococcus stipitatus Dataset NCBI Taxonomy Rank SPECIES Classification phylum Myxococcota class Myxococcia order Myxococcales family Myxococcaceae genus Myxococcus species Myxococcus stipitatus Name Synonyms "Myxococcus ovalisporus" Krzemienievska and Krzemieniewski 1926 Myxococcus ovalisporus Myxococcus stipitatus Thaxter 1897 (Approved Lists 1980) Homonyms Myxococcus stipitatus Myxococcus stipitatus Thaxter 1897 (Approved Lists 1980)