Name: Blastochloris Hiraishi 1997

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Blas.to.chlo’ris. Gr. masc. n. blastos, bud shoot; Gr. masc. adj. chlôros, green; N.L. fem. n. Blastochloris, green bud shoot

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Blastochlorid-), blas-to-K^HLO-ris

Type species: Blastochloris viridis (Drews and Giesbrecht 1966) Hiraishi 1997

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Hiraishi A. Transfer of the bacteriochlorophyll b-containing phototrophic bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis and Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis to the genus Blastochloris gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:217-219.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 47, part 1 of the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:603.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Blastochloridaceae Hördt et al. 2020. Publication: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
  • 🧕 Hiraishi (1997) assigned this genus to the family Hyphomicrobiaceae Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Hiraishi A. Transfer of the bacteriochlorophyll b-containing phototrophic bacteria Rhodopseudomonas viridis and Rhodopseudomonas sulfoviridis to the genus Blastochloris gen. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:217-219.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Rhodopseudomonas Czurda and Maresch 1937 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Drews G, Giesbrecht P. [Rhodopseudomonas viridis, n. sp., a newly isolated, obligate phototrophic bacterium]. Arch Mikrobiol 1966; 53:255-262.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Blastocholris"; "Blustochloris".
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trüper HG, Imhoff JF. International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology - Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.
  • 🧔 This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Trueper HG, Imhoff JF. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF THE PHOTOTROPHIC BACTERIA: Minutes of the meetings, 10 September 1997, Vienna, Austria. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:925-926.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 4; ATCC: 2; CCUG: 2; NBRC: 2; LMG: 1; HAMBI: 1; JCM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Blastochloris gulmargensis Venkata Ramana et al. 2011	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Blastochloris sulfoviridis (Keppen and Gorlenko 1975) Hiraishi 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Blastochloris tepida Madigan et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Blastochloris viridis (Drews and Giesbrecht 1966) Hiraishi 1997	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Blastochloridaceae Hördt et al. 2020

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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