Paleorhodococcus dominicanus gen. nov., sp. nov., a fossil Actinobacteria in a fecal droplet of Triatoma dominicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Dominican amber

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Attribute Name	Values
Creator	Poinar, George, Jr.
Abstract	Paleorhodococcus dominicanus n. gen., n sp. (Actinobacteria) is described from a fecal droplet of Triatoma dominicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Dominican amber. The fossil can be distinguished from most extant species of the closely related extant genus Rhodococcus Zopf, 1891 by its spherical cocci forming substrate filaments with elementary branching, the clustering of coccoidal elements , the short filaments bearing reduced side branches and its occurrence in a fecal droplet of the extinct triatomine bug, P. dominicanus. This is the first fossil record of an Actinobacter and shows that these organisms formed symbiotic associations with insects by the mid-Tertiary. Keywords: Tertiary Dominican amber, Triatoma dominicana, Actinobacter, Fossil
Resource Type	Article
DOI	https://doi.org/10.1080/08912963.2011.615931
Date Available	2013-09-18T00:41:28+00:00
Date Issued	2012
Citation	Poinar, G. (2012). Paleorhodococcus dominicanus n. gen., n sp (Actinobacteria) in a faecal droplet of Triatoma dominicana (Hemiptera: Reduviidae: Triatominae) in Dominican amber. Historical Biology, 24(3), 219-221. doi:10.1080/08912963.2011.615931
Journal Title	Historical Biology
Journal Volume	24
Journal Issue/Number	3
Academic Affiliation	Integrative Biology
Rights Statement	Copyright Not Evaluated
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Peer Reviewed	Yes
Language	English [eng]
Replaces	http://hdl.handle.net/1957/42624