Name: Allobosea Deshmukh and Oren 2026

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.lo.bo’se.a. Gr. masc. pron. allos, other; N.L. fem. n. Bosea, a bacterial genus (‘named in honour of J.C. Bose, the founder of the Bose Institute, where the type species Bosea thiooxidans was isolated’); N.L. fem. n. Allobosea, another Bosea

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Allobose-), al-lo-BO-se-a

Type species: Allobosea thiooxidans (Das et al. 1996) Deshmukh and Oren 2026

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Allobrachymonas gen. nov. and three new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Brachymonas, proposal of Allobosea gen. nov. and 12 new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Bosea and proposal of Alloboseaceae fam. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate family name Boseaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7072. 🇮🇱

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bosea Das et al. 1996	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Alloboseaceae Deshmukh and Oren 2026. Publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Allobrachymonas gen. nov. and three new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Brachymonas, proposal of Allobosea gen. nov. and 12 new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Bosea and proposal of Alloboseaceae fam. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate family name Boseaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7072. 🇮🇱
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bosea Das et al. 1996. Publication: Das SK, Mishra AK, Tindall BJ, Rainey FA, Stackebrandt E. Oxidation of thiosulfate by a new bacterium, Bosea thiooxidans (strain BI-42) gen. nov., sp. nov.: analysis of phylogeny based on chemotaxonomy and 16S ribosomal DNA sequencing. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1996; 46:981-987. 🇮🇳
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Sazanova et al. (2019). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 9; LMG: 8; CCUG: 6; CIP: 4; ATCC: 2; RCAM: 2; HAMBI: 1; CECT: 1; GDMCC: 1; JCM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 14
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 14
Total number of child taxa: 14

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Allobosea beijingensis (Gu et al. 2024) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea caraganae (Sazanova et al. 2019) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea eneae (La Scola et al. 2003) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea lathyri (De Meyer and Willems 2012) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea lupini (De Meyer and Willems 2012) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea massiliensis (La Scola et al. 2003) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea minatitlanensis (Ouattara et al. 2003) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea psychrotolerans (Albert et al. 2019) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea robiniae (De Meyer and Willems 2012) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea rubneri (Stoll et al. 2024) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea spartocytisi (Pulido-Suárez et al. 2023) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea thiooxidans (Das et al. 1996) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea vaviloviae (Safronova et al. 2015) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Allobosea vestrisii (La Scola et al. 2003) Deshmukh and Oren 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Alloboseaceae Deshmukh and Oren 2026

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Allobrachymonas gen. nov. and three new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Brachymonas, proposal of Allobosea gen. nov. and 12 new combinations as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Bosea and proposal of Alloboseaceae fam. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate family name Boseaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7072. 🇮🇱

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