Other categories and changes covered by the Rules of the Code
- Taxa above the rank of genus up to and including class exclusively
- Genera exclusively
- Genera of the domain (or empire) of Archaea (or Archaeobacteria) exclusively
- Genera of the domain (or empire) of Bacteria (or Eubacteria) exclusively
- Approved Lists of Bacterial Names
- Names validly published by announcement in Validation Lists
- Basonyms, new combinations (comb. nov.), nomina nova (nom. nov.)
- Names validly published since 01 January 1998 - Minor changes since the last full update
See also: Number of published names