Rejected names of prokaryotic taxa - (Rejected names of bacterial taxa, Nomina taxorum rejicienda)
See also the file Conserved names of prokaryotic taxa.
Introduction
- A rejected name is a name which must not be used to designate any taxon [Rules 23a Note 4]. A rejected name cannot be revived [Rule 28a].
- Only the Judicial Commission can reject names (nomina rejicienda). [Rules 23a Note 4 (i) and 56a]. The Judicial Commission may place on the list of rejected names (nomina rejicienda) a name previously published in an Approved List [Rule 24c]. A name may be placed on this list for various reasons, including the following [Rule 56a].
- An ambiguous name (nomen ambiguum), i.e., a name which has been used with different meanings and thus has become a source of error.
- A doubtful name (nomen dubium), i.e., a name whose application is uncertain.
- A name causing confusion (nomen confusum), i.e., a name based upon a mixed culture.
- A perplexing name (nomen perplexum), i.e. a name whose application is known but which causes uncertainty in bacteriology (see Rule 57c).
- A perilous name (nomen periculosum), i.e., a name whose application is likely to lead to accidents endangering health or life or both or of serious economic consequences.
- Names contrary to a Recommendation cannot be rejected for this reason [General Consideration 6 (3)].
Notes:
- Opinions A, B and C, issued by the International Committee on Bacteriological Nomenclature at the second International Congress for Microbiology, London 1936, are included in the Appendix 5 of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
- Opinions 1 to 63, issued by the Judicial Commission, appear in the Appendix 5 of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision).
- Opinions not included in the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision), are available in the file Requests for Opinions, Judicial Opinions, and actions of the Judicial Commission on Requests for Opinions.
Rejected names of bacterial taxa are provided below under three lists.
1 Rejected family names.
2 Rejected names of genera and subgenera of prokaryotes.
3 Rejected specific and subspecific epithets in names of species and subspecies of prokaryotes.
Rejected family names (Nomina familarum rejicienda)
Bacteriaceae
Opinion 4 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 142).
Rejected names of genera and subgenera of prokaryotes - (Rejected names of genera and subgenera of bacteria, Nomina generum et subgenerum bacteriorum rejicienda)
Aerobacter Beijerinck 1900
Opinion 46 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 110).
Astasia Meyer 1897
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Astasia Pribram 1929
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Babesia Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Bacteriopsis (subgenus) Trevisan 1885
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Bacterium Ehrenberg 1828
Opinion 4 [revised] (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 142).
Billetia Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Castellanella Pacheco and Rodrigues 1930
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Cenomesia Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Chlorobacterium Guillebeau 1890
Opinion 6 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 143).
Chromobacterium Bergonzini 1879
Opinion 16 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1958, 8, 151-152).
Cloaca Castellani and Chalmers 1919
Opinion 28 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1963, 13, 38).
Coccomonas Orla-Jensen 1921
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Cornilia Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Dicoccia Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Eucornilia (subgenus) Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Eumantegazzaea (subgenus) Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Eupacinia (subgenus) Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Euspirillum (subgenus) Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Gaffkya Trevisan 1885
Opinion 39 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 104-105).
Herellea De Bord 1942
Opinion 40 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 105-106).
Leptotrichiella (subgenus) Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Listerella Pirie 1927
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Mantegazzaea Trevisan 1879
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Mima De Bord 1939, 1942
Opinion 40 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 105-106).
Nitromonas Winogradsky 1890
Opinion 23 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1958, 8, 169-170).
Nitromonas Orla-Jensen 1909
Opinion 23 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1958, 8, 169-170).
Octopsis Trevisan 1885
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Palmula Prévot 1938
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Pelczaria Poston 1994
Opinion 78 (International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2005, 55, 515).
Perroncitoa Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Pfeifferella Buchanan 1918
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Phytomonas Bergey et al. 1923
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Pleurospora (subgenus) Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Polymonas Lieske 1928
Opinion 33 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1970, 20, 10).
Pseudospira (subgenus) Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Pseudospirillum (subgenus) Trevisan 1889
Opinion 13 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 151-156).
Rhizomonas Orla-Jensen 1909
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Rhodosphaera Buchanan 1918
Opinion 14 (International Bulletin of Bacteriological Nomenclature and Taxonomy, 1954, 4, 156-158).
Rejected specific and subspecific epithets in names of species and subspecies of prokaryotes (Rejected specific and subspecific epithets in names of species and subspecies of bacteria, Epitheta specifica et subspecifica rejicienda)
anaerobius in Peptococcus anaerobius (Hamm) Douglas 1957
Opinion 56 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1982, 32, 468).
aquae in Mycobacterium aquae Jenkins et al. 1972
Opinion 55 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1982, 32, 467).
aurantia in Pelczaria aurantia Poston 1994
Opinion 78 (International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology, 2005, 55, 515).
caucasicus in Lactobacillus caucasicus Beijerinck 1901
Opinion 38 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 104).
citrovorum in Leuconostoc citrovorum (Hammer) Hucker and Pederson 1931
Opinion 45 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 109-110).
denitrificans in Pseudomonas denitrificans (Christensen) Bergey et al. 1923
Opinion 54 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1982, 32, 466).
diversus in Citrobacter diversus Werkman and Gillen 1932 (Approved Lists 1980)
Opinion 67 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1993, 43, 392).
gallicida in Pasteurella gallicida (Burrill 1883) Buchanan 1925 (Approved Lists 1980)
Opinion 58 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1985, 35, 538).
liquefaciens in Aerobacter liquefaciens Beijerinck 1901
Opinion 48 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1973, 23, 473-474).
marianum in Mycobacterium marianum Penso 1953
Opinion 53 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1978, 28, 334).
methanica in Methanosarcina methanica (Smit 1930) Kluyver and van Niel 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)
Opinion 63 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1986, 36, 492).
pestis in Yersinia pseudotuberculosis subsp. pestis (van Loghem) Bercovier et al. 1981
Opinion 60 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1985, 35, 540).
polymorpha in Mima polymorpha De Bord 1939, 1942
Opinion 40 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 105-106).
putrificum in Clostridium putrificum (Trevisan 1889) Reddish and Rettger 1922 (Approved Lists 1980)
Opinion 69 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1999, 49, 339).
vaginicola in Herellea vaginicola De Bord 1942.
Opinion 40 (International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology, 1971, 21, 105-106).
