species: Epulopiscium fishelsoni in Lizard Island area: all known taxa (Lizard Island Field Guide)
Epulopiscium fishelsoni
Kingdom Bacteria
Class Clostridia
Genus Epulopiscium
Species Epulopiscium fishelsoni

Distinguishing features

Distinguishing features still need to be specified.

Size

  • Size data has not been obtained.

Synonyms

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References

  • Angert, E., K.D. Clements and N.R. Pace (1993). The largest bacterium, Nature, 362: 239-241. LIRS catalog number 376.
  • Clements, K.D. (1991). Gut microorganisms of surgeonfishes (Family Acanthuridae), Ph.D. thesis, James Cook University, Townsville. LIRS catalog number 321.
  • Clements, K.D. and S. Bullivant (1991). An unusual symbiont from the gut of surgeonfishes may be the largest known prokaryote, Journal of Bacteriology, 173(17): 5359-5362. LIRS catalog number 313.