Stigmatella (bacterium)


Stigmatella is a bacterium genus in the phylum Myxococcota.

Etymology

The name Stigmatella derives from:
Latin neuter gender noun stigma -atis, brand, mark; Latin feminine gender dim. ending -ella; Neo-Latin feminine gender noun Stigmatella, small dark spot.

Species

The genus contains three species, namelyS. aurantiaca Berkeley and Curtis 1875 S. erecta McCurdy 1971 S. hybrida Reichenbach 2007

Phylogeny

The currently accepted taxonomy is based on the List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature and National Center for Biotechnology Information.