Stigmatella (bacterium)

Stigmatella is a bacterium genus in the phylum Proteobacteria.^[1]

Etymology

The name Stigmatella derives from:
Latin neuter gender noun stigma -atis, brand, mark; Latin feminine gender dim. ending -ella; New Latin feminine gender noun Stigmatella, small dark spot.^[2]

Species

The genus contains 3 species (including basonyms and synonyms), namely^[2]

• S. aurantiaca ( Berkeley and Curtis 1875, species. (Type species of the genus).; New Latin feminine gender adjective aurantiaca, orange colored.)^[3]
• S. erecta ( (Schroeter 1886) McCurdy 1971, species.; Latin feminine gender participle adjective erecta (from Latin v. erigo), erected, rised.)^[4]
• S. hybrida ( Reichenbach 2007, ; Latin feminine gender adjective hybrida, half-breed, bastard.)^[5]

See also

• Bacterial taxonomy
• Microbiology

References