Diplocalyx
Genus of bacteria
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Diplocalyx is a genus of bacteria of the spirochete phylum.[1] The genus was originally established in 1968 on the basis of differential morphology when compared to other spirochete species.[2] No species within it has been successfully grown in culture. Up to now there is only on species of this genus known (Diplocalyx calotermitidis).[3]
| Diplocalyx | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Bacteria |
| Kingdom: | Pseudomonadati |
| Phylum: | Spirochaetota |
| Class: | Spirochaetia |
| Order: | Spirochaetales |
| Family: | Spirochaetaceae |
| Genus: | Diplocalyx Gharagozlou 1968 ex Bermudes et al. 1988 |
| Type species | |
| Diplocalyx calotermitidis Gharagozlou 1968 ex Bermudes et al. 1988 | |
| Species | |
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