Name: Beneckea Campbell 1957 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ben.e’cke.a. N.L. fem. n. Beneckea, named for W. Benecke, the German bacteriologist who was the first to isolate chitin-decomposing bacteria

Gender: feminine (stem: Benecke-)

Type species: Beneckea campbellii Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Effective publication: Campbell LL. Genus V. Beneckea Campbell gen. nov. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, seventh edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 328-332.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name
    Lucibacterium Hendrie et al. 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Allomonas Kalina et al. 1984	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • Breed et al. (1957) assigned this genus to the family "Achromobacteraceae" Breed et al. 1957. Publication: Parker CD. Genus V. Thiobacillus Beijerinck 1904. In: Breed RS, Murray EGD, Smith NR (eds), Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 7th edition, The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1957, p. 83-88.
  • For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Baumann P, Baumann L, Bang SS, Woolkalis MJ. Reevaluation of the taxonomy of Vibrio, Beneckea, and Photobacterium: abolition of the genus Beneckea. Curr. Microbiol. 1980; 4:127-132.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Bcneckea"; "Bencckea"; "Benecka"; "Beneckca"; "Benecked"; "Beneckem"; "Beneclcea"; "Beneekea"; "Benekia"; "Berieckea"; "Beueckea"; "Brneckea".
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B, Farmer Iii JJ. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms. Minutes of the Meetings, 25 July 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2009; 59:2633-2637.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms. Minutes of the Meetings, 25 July 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2009; 59:2633-2637.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings, 18 and 20 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1992; 42:199-201.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology, Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae (Vibrios). Minutes of the meetings, 7 and 11 August 1982, Boston, Massachusetts. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1984; 34:251-252.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Farmer Iii JJ, Holmes B. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes; Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Aeromonadaceae, Vibrionaceae and related organisms: Minutes of the meetings, 25 July 2005, San Francisco, CA, USA. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:2633-2637.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Furniss AL. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrios. Minutes of the meeting, 4 September 1978, Munich, Germany. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1979; 29:170-171.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Holmes B. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrionaceae. Minutes of the meetings, 18 and 20 September 1990, Osaka, Japan. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1992; 42:199-201.
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Hugh R, Sakazaki R. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Vibrios. Minutes of the closed meeting, 3 September 1974, Tokyo, Japan. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1975; 25:389-391.
  • Beneckea 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: CCUG: 17; ATCC: 15; DSM: 15; CIP: 14; LMG: 12; NBRC: 10; CAIM: 10; NCCB: 9; IFO: 8; NCTC: 5.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "BNKA" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 22

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Beneckea alginolytica (Miyamoto et al. 1961) Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Beneckea campbellii Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Beneckea chitinovora" (Benecke 1905) Campbell 1957	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Beneckea gazogenes" Harwood 1978	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Beneckea gazogenes (ex Harwood 1978) Harwood et al. 1980	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Beneckea harveyi (Johnson and Shunk 1936) Reichelt and Baumann 1973 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Beneckea hyperoptica" (Campbell and Williams 1951) Campbell 1957	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Beneckea indolthetica" (Campbell and Williams 1951) Campbell 1957	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Beneckea labra" (Campbell and Williams 1951) Campbell 1957	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    "Beneckea lipophaga" (Campbell and Williams 1951) Campbell 1957	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Beneckea natriegens (Payne et al. 1961) Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Beneckea nereida (ex Baumann et al. 1971) Harwood et al. 1980	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Beneckea nereis corrig. (ex Baumann et al. 1971) Harwood et al. 1980	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Beneckea nigrapulchritoda Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Beneckea nigrapulchrituda Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Beneckea nigripulchritudo corrig. Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Beneckea parahaemolytica (Fujino et al. 1951) Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Beneckea pelagia Baumann et al. 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Beneckea proteolytica" Hirono et al. 1998	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Beneckea splendida (Beijerinck 1900) Reichelt et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Beneckea ureasophora" (Campbell and Williams 1951) Campbell 1957	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
    Beneckea vulnifica Reichelt et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Vibrionaceae Véron 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Véron M. Microbiologie – La position taxonomique des Vibrio et de certaines bacteries comparables. Comptes Rendus de I’Academie des Sciences Paris 1965; 261:5243-5246.

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