Name: Allocatenococcus Oren and Molinari Novoa 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.lo.ca.te.no.coc’cus. Gr. masc. pron. allos, other; N.L. masc. n. Catenococcus, a genus name of chlorococcalean algae; N.L. masc. n. Allocatenococcus, another Catenococcus

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Allocatenococc-), al-lo-ka-te-no-KOK-kus

Type species: Allocatenococcus thiocycli (Sorokin 1994) Oren and Molinari Novoa 2024

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Oren A, Molinari Novoa EA. Proposal of Allocatenococcus gen. nov., Allocoenonia gen. nov. and Allofournierella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Catenococcus Sorokin 1994, Coenonia Vandamme et al. 1999 and Fournierella Togo et al. 2017, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6547.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6588.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Catenococcus Sorokin 1994	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Catenococcus Sorokin 1994. Publication: Sorokin DY. Catenococcus thiocyclus gen. nov. sp. nov.—a new facultatively anaerobic bacterium from a near-shore sulphidic hydrothermal area. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1992; 138:2287-2292.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NCCB: 1; DSM: 1; ATCC: 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
    Allocatenococcus thiocycli (Sorokin 1994) Oren and Molinari Novoa 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Vibrionaceae Véron 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Oren A, Molinari Novoa EA. Proposal of Allocatenococcus gen. nov., Allocoenonia gen. nov. and Allofournierella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Catenococcus Sorokin 1994, Coenonia Vandamme et al. 1999 and Fournierella Togo et al. 2017, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6547.

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Record number: 54363