Symbiotes Philip 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)
General information
Name
Symbiotes
Valid publication
1980
Effective publication
1956
Lineage
Root.
Bacteria.
Proteobacteria.
Alphaproteobacteria.
Rickettsiales.
Symbiotes
Nomenclature type
Symbiotes lectularius
Etymology
N.L. masc. n. <i>Symbiotes</i> (from Gr. n. <i>sumbiotes</i>), one who lives with a companion, a partner.
Description and emendation
Original Description
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Rickettsia-like, pleomorphic orgallisms living chiefly intracellularly in arthropod tissues, and approaching most nearly the true mutualistic or commensalistic relationship to their hosts, as evidenced by the development of special organs, or mycetomes, in the host though no species of the Rickettsiales is yet known to be confined to such a location. Genotype species, Symbiotes lectularia in Cimex lectularius, the common bedbug.
Subdivision(s)
MID | Name | Rank | Taxon ID |
---|---|---|---|
M022502130003001 | Symbiotes lectularius | Species | 1653865 |
References
1
Philip, C.B. (1956). Comments on the classification of the order Rickettsiales. Canadian Journal of Microbiology, 2(3):261-270.[DOI:10.1139/m56-030]
2
Skerman, V.B.D., McGowan, V., and Sneath, P.H.A. (editors). Approved lists of bacterial names. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. (1980) 30:225-420.[DOI:10.1099/00207713-30-1-225]