List of Myxobacteria species discovered (Updated 2024)

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Until September 2, 2024, there are validly published 8 families, 31 genera, and 102 species of myxobacteria. There is only one order of myxobacteria known as Myxococcales.

List of Myxobacteria species discovered
List of Myxobacteria species discovered

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Classification of Myxobacteria

1. Family – Anaeromyxobacteraceae

Genus – Anaeromyxobacter

List of Anaeromyxobacter species

  1. Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans
  2. Anaeromyxobacter diazotrophicus
  3. Anaeromyxobacter oryzae
  4. Anaeromyxobacter oryzisoli
  5. Anaeromyxobacter paludicola
  6. Anaeromyxobacter soli
  7. Anaeromyxobacter terrae

2. Family – Archangiaceae

Genus – Archangium

List of Archangium species

  1. Archangium disciforme
  2. Archangium gephyra
  3. Archangium minus
  4. Archangium violaceum

Genus – Cystobacter

List of Cystobacter species

  1. Cystobacter armeniaca
  2. Cystobacter badius
  3. Cystobacter ferrugineus
  4. Cystobacter fuscus
  5. Cystobacter gracilis
  6. Cystobacter miniatus
  7. Cystobacter velatus

Genus – Hyalangium

List of Hyalangium species

  1. Hyalangium minutum
  2. Hyalangium versicolor

Genus – Melittangium

List of Melittangium species

  1. Melittangium alboraceum
  2. Melittangium boletus
  3. Melittangium lichenicola

Genus – Stigmatella

List of Stigmatella species

  1. Stigmatella aurantiaca
  2. Stigmatella erecta
  3. Stigmatella hybrida

Genus – Vitiosangium

List of Vitiosangium species

  1. Vitiosangium cumulatum
  2. Vitiosangium subalbum

3. Family – Kofleriaceae

Genus – Haliangium

List of Haliangium species

  1. Haliangium ochraceum         
  2. Haliangium tepidum

Genus – Kofleria

List of Kofleria species

  1. Kofleria flava

4. Family – Myxococcaceae

Genus – Aggregicoccus

List of Aggregicoccus species

  1. Aggregicoccus edonensis

Genus- Citreicoccus

  1. Citreicoccus inhibens

Genus – Corallococcus

List of Corallococcus species

  1. Corallococcus aberystwythensis
  2. Corallococcus carmarthensis
  3. Corallococcus coralloides
  4. Corallococcus exercitus
  5. Corallococcus exiguous
  6. Corallococcus interemptor
  7. Corallococcus llansteffanensis
  8. Corallococcus macrosporus
  9. Corallococcus praedator
  10. Corallococcus sicarius
  11. Corallococcus silvisoli
  12. Corallococcus soli
  13. Corallococcus terminator

Genus – Myxococcus

List of Myxococcus species

  1. Myxococcus dinghuensis
  2. Myxococcus eversor
  3. Myxococcus fulvus
  4. Myxococcus guangdongensis
  5. Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis
  6. Myxococcus qinghaiensis
  7. Myxococcus stipitatus
  8. Myxococcus vastator
  9. Myxococcus virescens
  10. Myxococcus xanthus

Genus – Pyxidicoccus

List of Pyxidicoccus species

  1. Pyxidicoccus fallax corrig.
  2. Pyxidicoccus trucidator
  3. Pyxidicoccus xibeiensis

Genus – Simulacricoccus

List of Simulacricoccus species

  1. Simulacricoccus ruber

5. Family – Nannocystaceae

Genus – Enhygromyxa

List of Enhygromyxa species

  1. Enhygromyxa salina

Genus – Nannocystis

List of Nannocystis species

  1. Nannocystis exedens
  2. Nannocystis konarekensis
  3. Nannocystis pusilla

Genus – Plesiocystis

List of Plesiocystis species

  1. Plesiocystis pacifica

Genus – Pseudenhygromyxa

List of Pseudenhygromyxa species

  1. Pseudenhygromyxa salsuginis

6. Family – Polyangiaceae

Genus – Aetherobacter

List of Aetherobacter species

  1. Aetherobacter fasciculatus
  2. Aetherobacter rufus

Genus – Byssovorax

List of Byssovorax species

  1. Byssovorax cruenta

Genus – Chondromyces

List of Chondromyces species

  1. Chondromyces apiculatus
  2. Chondromyces catenulatus
  3. Chondromyces crocatus
  4. Chondromyces lanuginosus
  5. Chondromyces pediculatus
  6. Chondromyces robustus

Genus – Jahnella

List of Jahnella species

  1. Jahnella thaxteri

Genus- Labilithrix

List of Labilithrix species

  1. Labilithrix luteola

Genus- Minicystis

List of Minicystis species

  1. Minicystis rosea

Genus- Phaselicystis

List of Phaselicystis species

  1. Phaselicystis flava

Genus – Polyangium

List of Polyangium species

  1. Polyangium aureum
  2. Polyangium aurulentum
  3. Polyangium fumosum
  4. Polyangium jinanense
  5. Polyangium luteum
  6. Polyangium minus
  7. Polyangium parasiticum
  8. Polyangium rugiseptum
  9. Polyangium sorediatum
  10. Polyangium spumosum
  11. Polyangium vitellinum

Genus – Racemicystis

List of Racemicystis species

  1. Racemicystis crocea
  2. Racemicystis persica

Genus – Sorangium

List of Sorangium species

  1. Sorangium ambruticinum
  2. Sorangium arenae
  3. Sorangium bulgaricum
  4. Sorangium cellulosum
  5. Sorangium dawidii
  6. Sorangium kenyense
  7. Sorangium orientale
  8. Sorangium reichenbachii

7. Family – Sandaracinaceae

Genus – Sandaracinus

List of Sandaracinus species

  1. Sandaracinus amylolyticus

8. Family – Vulgatibacteraceae

Genus – Vulgatibacter

List of Vulgatibacter species

  1. Vulgatibacter incomptus

List of 31 Myxobacteria Genus (Alphabetical Order)

  1. Aetherobacter
  2. Aggregicoccus
  3. Anaeromyxobacter
  4. Archangium
  5. Byssovorax
  6. Citreicoccus
  7. Chondromyces
  8. Corallococcus
  9. Cystobacter
  10. Enhygromyxa
  11. Haliangium
  12. Hyalangium
  13. Jahnella
  14. Kofleria
  15. Labilithrix
  16. Melittangium
  17. Minicystis
  18. Myxococcus
  19. Nannocystis
  20. Phaselicystis
  21. Plesiocystis
  22. Polyangium
  23. Pseudenhygromyxa
  24. Pyxidicoccus
  25. Racemicystis
  26. Sandaracinus
  27. Simulacricoccus
  28. Sorangium
  29. Stigmatella
  30. Vitiosangium
  31. Vulgatibacter

List of 102 Myxobacteria species (Alphabetical Order)

  1. Aetherobacter fasciculatus
  2. Aetherobacter rufus
  3. Aggregicoccus edonensis
  4. Anaeromyxobacter dehalogenans
  5. Anaeromyxobacter diazotrophicus
  6. Anaeromyxobacter oryzae
  7. Anaeromyxobacter oryzisoli
  8. Anaeromyxobacter paludicola
  9. Anaeromyxobacter soli
  10. Anaeromyxobacter terrae
  11. Archangium disciforme
  12. Archangium gephyra
  13. Archangium minus
  14. Archangium violaceum
  15. Byssovorax cruenta
  16. Chondromyces apiculatus
  17. Chondromyces catenulatus
  18. Chondromyces crocatus
  19. Chondromyces lanuginosus
  20. Chondromyces pediculatus
  21. Chondromyces robustus
  22. Citreicoccus inhibens
  23. Corallococcus aberystwythensis
  24. Corallococcus carmarthensis
  25. Corallococcus coralloides
  26. Corallococcus exercitus
  27. Corallococcus exiguous
  28. Corallococcus interemptor
  29. Corallococcus llansteffanensis
  30. Corallococcus macrosporus
  31. Corallococcus praedator
  32. Corallococcus sicarius
  33. Corallococcus silvisoli
  34. Corallococcus soli
  35. Corallococcus terminator
  36. Cystobacter armeniaca
  37. Cystobacter badius
  38. Cystobacter ferrugineus
  39. Cystobacter fuscus
  40. Cystobacter gracilis
  41. Cystobacter miniatus
  42. Cystobacter velatus
  43. Enhygromyxa salina
  44. Haliangium ochraceum
  45. Haliangium tepidum
  46. Hyalangium minutum
  47. Hyalangium versicolor
  48. Jahnella thaxteri
  49. Kofleria flava
  50. Labilithrix luteola
  51. Melittangium alboraceum
  52. Melittangium boletus
  53. Melittangium lichenicola
  54. Minicystis rosea
  55. Myxococcus dinghuensis
  56. Myxococcus eversor
  57. Myxococcus fulvus
  58. Myxococcus guangdongensis
  59. Myxococcus llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogochensis
  60. Myxococcus qinghaiensis
  61. Myxococcus stipitatus
  62. Myxococcus vastator
  63. Myxococcus virescens
  64. Myxococcus xanthus
  65. Nannocystis exedens
  66. Nannocystis konarekensis
  67. Nannocystis pusilla
  68. Phaselicystis flava
  69. Plesiocystis pacifica
  70. Polyangium aureum
  71. Polyangium aurulentum
  72. Polyangium fumosum
  73. Polyangium jinanense
  74. Polyangium luteum
  75. Polyangium minus
  76. Polyangium parasiticum
  77. Polyangium rugiseptum
  78. Polyangium sorediatum
  79. Polyangium spumosum
  80. Polyangium vitellinum
  81. Pseudenhygromyxa salsuginis
  82. Pyxidicoccus fallax
  83. Pyxidicoccus trucidator
  84. Pyxidicoccus xibeiensis
  85. Racemicystis crocea
  86. Racemicystis persica
  87. Sandaracinus amylolyticus
  88. Simulacricoccus ruber
  89. Sorangium ambruticinum
  90. Sorangium arenae
  91. Sorangium bulgaricum
  92. Sorangium cellulosum
  93. Sorangium dawidii
  94. Sorangium kenyense
  95. Sorangium orientale
  96. Sorangium reichenbachii
  97. Stigmatella aurantiaca
  98. Stigmatella erecta
  99. Stigmatella hybrida
  100. Vitiosangium cumulatum
  101. Vitiosangium subalbum
  102. Vulgatibacter incomptus

References and Sources

  1. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN)

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Sagar Aryal

Sagar Aryal is a microbiologist and a scientific blogger. He is doing his Ph.D. at the Central Department of Microbiology, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. He was awarded the DAAD Research Grant to conduct part of his Ph.D. research work for two years (2019-2021) at Helmholtz-Institute for Pharmaceutical Research Saarland (HIPS), Saarbrucken, Germany. Sagar is interested in research on actinobacteria, myxobacteria, and natural products. He is the Research Head of the Department of Natural Products, Kathmandu Research Institute for Biological Sciences (KRIBS), Lalitpur, Nepal. Sagar has more than ten years of experience in blogging, content writing, and SEO. Sagar was awarded the SfAM Communications Award 2015: Professional Communicator Category from the Society for Applied Microbiology (Now: Applied Microbiology International), Cambridge, United Kingdom (UK). Sagar is also the ASM Young Ambassador to Nepal for the American Society for Microbiology since 2023 onwards.

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