Genus "Candidatus Alisphaera"

Name: "Candidatus Alisphaera" Snaidr et al. 2002

Category, proposed as: genus, Candidatus

Etymology: N.L. fem. n. Alisphaera, from Greek Alysion, chain

Gender: feminine (stem: Alisphaer-)

Type species: "Candidatus Alisphaera europea" Snaidr et al. 2002

Original publication: Snaidr I, Beimfohr C, Levantesi C, Rossetti S, van der Waarde J, Geurkink B, Elkelboom D, Lemaitre M, Tandoi V. Phylogenetic analysis and in situ identification of "Nostocoida limicola"-like filamentous bacteria in activated sludge from industrial wastewater treatment plants. Water Sci Technol 2002; 46:99-104.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Nomenclatural pro-status: not pro-validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no pro-standing)

Pro-correct name: "Candidatus Halysiosphaera" corrig. Levantesi et al. 2004

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Candidatus Alysiosphaera" Levantesi et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Candidatus Alysiosphaera" Kragelund et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    "Candidatus Halyseosphaera" corrig. Kragelund et al. 2006	homotypic synonym, not pro-validly published
    "Candidatus Halysiosphaera" corrig. Levantesi et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Snaidr et al. (2002) assigned this genus to the class "Alphaproteobacteria". Publication: Snaidr I, Beimfohr C, Levantesi C, Rossetti S, van der Waarde J, Geurkink B, Elkelboom D, Lemaitre M, Tandoi V. Phylogenetic analysis and in situ identification of "Nostocoida limicola"-like filamentous bacteria in activated sludge from industrial wastewater treatment plants. Water Sci Technol 2002; 46:99-104.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus "Candidatus Halysiosphaera" corrig. Levantesi et al. 2004. Publication: Levantesi C, Beimfohr C, Geurkink B, Rossetti S, Thelen K, Krooneman J, Snaidr J, van der Waarde J, Tandoi V. Filamentous Alphaproteobacteria associated with bulking in industrial wastewater treatment plants. Syst Appl Microbiol 2004; 27:716-727. 🇮🇹
  • 🤦 This taxon lacks a discernible description (protologue).
  • 💥 This name is a homonym of Alisphaera Heimdal, 1973 (botanical) [from Catalogue of Life].

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Alisphaera europea" Snaidr et al. 2002	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Geminicoccaceae Proença et al. 2018

Assigned by: Proenca DN, Whitman WB, Varghese N, Shapiro N, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Morais PV. Arboriscoccus pini gen. nov., sp. nov., an endophyte from a pine tree of the class Alphaproteobacteria, emended description of Geminicoccus roseus, and proposal of Geminicoccaceae fam. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2018; 41:94-100. 🇵🇹

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