Name: Allopseudospirillum Molinari Novoa and Oren 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Al.lo.pseu.do.spi.ril’lum. Gr. masc. pron. allos, other; N.L. neut. dim. n. Pseudospirillum, a protist genus name; N.L. neut. dim. n. Allopseudospirillum, another Pseudospirillum

Gender: neuter (stem: Allopseudospirill-)

Type species: Allopseudospirillum japonicum (Watanabe 1959) Molinari Novoa and Oren 2023

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Molinari Novoa EA, Oren A. Proposal of Allopseudospirillum gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic name Pseudospirillum Satomi et al. 2002. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6129.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudospirillum Satomi et al. 2002	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Oceanospirillum Hylemon et al. 1973 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hylemon PB, Wells Jr. JS, Krieg NR, Jannasch HW. The genus Spirillum: A taxonomic study. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1973; 23:340-380.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Pseudospirillum Satomi et al. 2002. Publication: Satomi M, Kimura B, Hamada T, Harayama S, Fujii T. Phylogenetic study of the genus Oceanospirillum based on 16S rRNA and gyrB genes: emended description of the genus Oceanospirillum, description of Pseudospirillum gen. nov., Oceanobacter gen. nov. and Terasakiella gen. nov. and transfer of Oceanospirillum jannaschii and Pseudomonas stanieri to Marinobacterium as Marinobacterium jannaschii comb. nov. and Marinobacterium stanieri comb. no. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2002; 52:739-747.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Spirillum" Hassall 1845. Publication: Watanabe N. On four new halophilic species of Spirillum. Botanical Magazine (Tokyo) 1959; 72:77-86.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04270 (N = 3).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: IFO: 1; NBRC: 1; DSM: 1; ATCC: 1; CIP: 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
    Allopseudospirillum japonicum (Watanabe 1959) Molinari Novoa and Oren 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Oceanospirillaceae Garrity et al. 2005

Assigned by: Molinari Novoa EA, Oren A. Proposal of Allopseudospirillum gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic name Pseudospirillum Satomi et al. 2002. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6129.

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Record number: 39746