Crossiella Labeda, 2001
- Dataset
- English Wikipedia - Species Pages
- Rank
- GENUS
Classification
- phylum
- Actinomycetota
- class
- Actinomycetia
- order
- Pseudonocardiales
- family
- Pseudonocardiaceae
- genus
- Crossiella
Abstract
Crossiella is a genus in the phylum Actinomycetota (Bacteria).
Etymology
The name Crossiella derives from: New Latin named for Thomas Cross, a microbiologist at the University of Bradford, who made many contributions to actinomycete biology and systematics.
Species
The genus contains two species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely
C. cryophila ( (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001, (type species of the genus); Greek kruos, icy cold, frost; New Latin philus from Greek philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin cryophila, cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth.) C. equi ( Donahue et al. 2002, ; Latin equi, of the horse, referring to the source of isolation of this microorganism, equine placentas.)
C. cryophila ( (Labeda and Lechevalier 1989) Labeda 2001, (type species of the genus); Greek kruos, icy cold, frost; New Latin philus from Greek philos (φίλος) meaning friend, loving; New Latin cryophila, cold-loving, referring to the low permissive temperature range for growth.) C. equi ( Donahue et al. 2002, ; Latin equi, of the horse, referring to the source of isolation of this microorganism, equine placentas.)
Name
- Homonyms
- Crossiella Labeda, 2001