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Genus Alkalimicrobium
Name: Alkalimicrobium Zhang et al. 2015
Etymology: Al.ka.li.mi.cro’bi.um. N.L. neut. n. alkali, alkali (from Arabic article al the; Arabic n. qaliy ashes of saltwort) (indeclinable); N.L. neut. n. microbium, a microbe; from Gr. masc. adj. mikros, small (may keep -o); from Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Alkalimicrobium, a small microbe loving alkaline conditions
Gender: neuter (stem: Alkalimicrobi-)
Type species: Alkalimicrobium pacificum Zhang et al. 2015
Valid publication:
Zhang G, Yang Y, Wang S, Sun Z, Jiao K. Alkalimicrobium pacificum gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2453-2458. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3768-3770.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Mameliella Zheng et al. 2010
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Mameliella Zheng et al. 2010 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Zhang et al. (2015) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Zhang G, Yang Y, Wang S, Sun Z, Jiao K. Alkalimicrobium pacificum gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2453-2458.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Mameliella Zheng et al. 2010.
Publication:
Zheng Q, Chen C, Yan XJ, Wang YN, Zeng YH, Hao LK, He WH, Jiao NZ. Mameliella alba gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the Roseobacter clade in the order Rhodobacterales. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:953-957.
- ❗ Alkalimicrobium is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 1; MCCC: 1; JCM: 1.
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🧕 Zhang et al. (2015) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Zhang G, Yang Y, Wang S, Sun Z, Jiao K. Alkalimicrobium pacificum gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Rhodobacteraceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2453-2458.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Alkalimicrobium pacificum Zhang et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
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Record number: 518768
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