Name: Alkalicaulis Kevbrin et al. 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.ka.li.cau’lis. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (indeclinable); from Arabic article al, the; from Arabic masc. n. qaly, ashes of saltwort; L. masc. n. caulis, stalk, referring to a prostheca; N.L. masc. n. Alkalicaulis, stalked bacterium living under alkaline conditions

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Alkalicaul-), al-ka-li-KA͡U-lis

Type species: Alkalicaulis satelles Kevbrin et al. 2021

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Kevbrin V, Boltyanskaya Y, Koziaeva V, Uzun M, Grouzdev D. Alkalicaulis satelles gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel haloalkaliphile isolated from a laboratory culture cyanobacterium Geitlerinema species and proposals of Maricaulaceae fam. nov., Robiginitomaculaceae fam. nov., Maricaulales ord. nov. and Hyphomonadales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4614. 🇷🇺

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4725.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Kuzyk et al. 2022 Kuzyk SB, Jafri M, Humphrey E, Maltman C, Kyndt JA, Yurkov V. Prosthecate aerobic anoxygenic phototrophs Photocaulis sulfatitolerans gen. nov. sp. nov. and Photocaulis rubescens sp. nov. isolated from alpine meromictic lakes in British Columbia, Canada. Arch Microbiol 2022; 204:444. 🇨🇦 Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 37. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5696.

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Oceanicaulis Strömpl et al. 2003. Publication: Hallgren J, Dharamshi JE, Rodriguez-Gijon A, Nuy J, Garcia SL, Jonas K. Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales. Nat Commun 2025; 16:11003. 🇸🇪
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Oceanicaulis Strömpl et al. 2003. Publication: Hallgren J, Dharamshi JE, Rodriguez-Gijon A, Nuy J, Garcia SL, Jonas K. Addendum: Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales. Nat Commun 2026; 17:0.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; VKM: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Alkalicaulis satelles Kevbrin et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Maricaulaceae Kevbrin et al. 2021

Assigned by: Kevbrin V, Boltyanskaya Y, Koziaeva V, Uzun M, Grouzdev D. Alkalicaulis satelles gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel haloalkaliphile isolated from a laboratory culture cyanobacterium Geitlerinema species and proposals of Maricaulaceae fam. nov., Robiginitomaculaceae fam. nov., Maricaulales ord. nov. and Hyphomonadales ord. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4614. 🇷🇺

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