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ChondromycesRANK: GenusTAXONOMY: Proteobacteria -> delta/epsilon subdivisions -> Deltaproteobacteria -> Myxococcales -> Sorangiineae -> Polyangiaceae -> Chondromyces OVERVIEW: Vegetative cells are cylindrical rods with rounded ends. Swarm colonies produce wide, shallow depressions in the agar surface, often with an orange band of cells at the edge, agar sometimes slightly etched. Swarms often penetrate the agar deeply. Clusters of sporangioles borne on long, branched or unbranched white slime stalks. Myxospores resemble vegetative cells in shape but are optically refractile. The mol% G + C of the DNA is: 69–70.Type species: Chondromyces crocatus |