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Genus Alkalilactibacillus
Name: Alkalilactibacillus Schmidt et al. 2016
Etymology: Al.ka.li.lac.ti.ba.cil’lus. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic article al, the; Arabic n. qaliy, ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); L. gen. neut. n. lactis, milk; L. masc. n. bacillus, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Alkalilactibacillus, milk (lactose)-degrading rod living under alkaline conditions
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Alkalilactibacill-), al-ka-li-lak-ti-ba-KIL-lus
Type species: Alkalilactibacillus ikkensis Schmidt et al. 2016
Effective publication:
Schmidt M, Prieme A, Johansen A, Stougaard P. Alkalilactibacillus ikkensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel enzyme-producing bacterium from a cold and alkaline environment in Greenland. Extremophiles 2012; 16:297-305. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 172. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:4299-4305.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Amphibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539. 🇨🇳
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Alkalilactobacillus".
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 2; DSM: 2.
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🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Amphibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024.
Publication:
Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
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: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Alkalilactibacillus ikkense" Schmidt and Stougaard 2010 not validly published synonym Alkalilactibacillus ikkensis Schmidt et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Schmidt M, Prieme A, Johansen A, Stougaard P. Alkalilactibacillus ikkensis, gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel enzyme-producing bacterium from a cold and alkaline environment in Greenland. Extremophiles 2012; 16:297-305. 🇩🇰
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Record number: 517711
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