List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) is an online database that maintains information on the
naming and
taxonomy
image:Hierarchical clustering diagram.png, 280px, Generalized scheme of taxonomy
Taxonomy is a practice and science concerned with classification or categorization. Typically, there are two parts to it: the development of an underlying scheme o ...
of
prokaryotes,
following the taxonomy requirements and rulings of the
International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes.
The database was curated from 1997 to June 2013 by Jean P. Euzéby.
From July 2013 to January 2020, LPSN was curated by Aidan C. Parte.
[
In February 2020, a new version of LPSN was published as a service of the Leibniz Institute DSMZ, thereby also integrating the Prokaryotic Nomenclature Up-to-date service]
See also
* Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes Described from Sequence Data
References
External links
List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in NomenclatureInternational Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM)
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Online taxonomy databases