Name: "Arcocella" Nikitin 1994

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ar.co.cel’la. N.L. fem. n. Arcocella, named for its arch-shaped cells

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Arcocell-), ar-ko-KEL-la

Type species: "Arcocella aquatica" Nikitin 1994

Original publication: Nikitin DI, Oranskaya MS, Pitryuk IA, Chernykh NA, Lysenko AM. A new ring-forming bacterium Arcocella aquatica gen. et sp. nov. Mikrobiologiya 1994; 63:152-159.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Arcicella Nikitin et al. 2004

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Arcicella Nikitin et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Chen et al. (2013) assigned this genus to the family Cytophagaceae Stanier 1940 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Chen WM, Yang SH, Young CC, Sheu SY. Arcicella rigui sp. nov., isolated from water of a wetland, and emended descriptions of the genus Arcicella, Arcicella aquatica, Arcicella rosea and Arcicella aurantiaca. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:134-140.
  • 🧕 Lu et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Flectobacillaceae Lu et al. 2024. Publication: Lu H, Chen L, Huang L. Arcicella gelida sp. nov. and Arcicella lustrica sp. nov., isolated from streams in China and re-examining the taxonomic status of all the genera within the families Spirosomataceae and Cytophagaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6345.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Arcicella Nikitin et al. 2004. Publication: Nikitin DI, Strompl C, Oranskaya MS, Abraham WR. Phylogeny of the ring-forming bacterium Arcicella aquatica gen. nov., sp. nov. (ex Nikitin et al. 1994), from a freshwater neuston biofilm. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:681-684.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 1; CIP: 1; DSM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Arcocella aquatica" Nikitin 1994	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Spirosomataceae corrig. Larkin and Borrall 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Nikitin DI, Oranskaya MS, Pitryuk IA, Chernykh NA, Lysenko AM. A new ring-forming bacterium Arcocella aquatica gen. et sp. nov. Mikrobiologiya 1994; 63:152-159.

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Record number: 57715