Genus Capnocytophaga

Name: Capnocytophaga Leadbetter et al. 1982

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc. n. kapnos, smoke; N.L. fem. n. Cytophaga, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Capnocytophaga, bacteria requiring carbon dioxide and related to the cytophagas

Gender: feminine (stem: Capnocytophag-)

Type species: Capnocytophaga ochracea (Prévot et al. 1956) Leadbetter et al. 1982

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Leadbetter ER, Holt SC, Socransky SS. Capnocytophaga: new genus of gram-negative gliding bacteria. I. General characteristics, taxonomic considerations and significance. Arch Microbiol 1979; 122:9-16.

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 8. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1982; 32:266-268.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Emendations:
- García-López et al. 2019 Garcia-Lopez M, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Woyke T, Kyrpides NC, Hahnke RL, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000 Type-Strain Genomes Improves Taxonomic Classification of Bacteroidetes. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2083. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 32. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:4061-4090.

Notes:
- The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacteroides Castellani and Chalmers 1919 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Holdeman LV, Moore WEC. Anaerobe Laboratory Manual. Virginia Polytechnic Institute - Anaerobe Laboratory, Blacksburg/Virginia, 1972.
- This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Capnocitophaga"; "Capnocyophaga"; "Capnocyrophaga"; "Capnocytopaga"; "Capnocytopbaga"; "Capnocytophega"; "Capnocytophuga"; "Capnocytopliaga"; "Capnocytopnaga"; "Capnocytqphaga"; "Capriocytophaga".
- This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bernardet JF, Bowman JP. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria: Minutes of the meetings, 7 September 2011, Sapporo, Japan. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2752-2754.
- This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Bernardet JF. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes: Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria. Minutes of the meetings, 16 and 17 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2002; 52:1071-1073.
- This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: J.-F.Bernardet. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria: Minutes of the meetings, 16 and 17 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2002; 52:1071-1073.
- The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03873 (N = 6).
- The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 10; NCTC: 8; JCM: 8; ATCC: 7; CCUG: 7; CIP: 7; LMG: 6; KCCM: 1; KCTC: 1; CGMCC: 1.
- Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CPCT" 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.
- This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: J.-F.Bernardet. Subcommittee on the taxonomy of Flavobacterium and Cytophaga-like bacteria: Minutes of the meetings, 16 and 17 August 1999, Sydney, Australia. International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology 2002; 52:1071-1073.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 11
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 11
Total number of child taxa: 14

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
"Capnocytophaga bilenii" Antezack et al. 2021	not validly published
Capnocytophaga canimorsus Brenner et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga canis Renzi et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga cynodegmi Brenner et al. 1990	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Capnocytophaga endodontalis" Jo et al. 2018	not validly published
Capnocytophaga felis Suzuki et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga gingivalis Leadbetter et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga granulosa Yamamoto et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga haemolytica Yamamoto et al. 1994	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga leadbetteri Frandsen et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga ochracea (Prévot et al. 1956) Leadbetter et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga periodontitidis Zhang et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Capnocytophaga sputigena Leadbetter et al. 1982	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Capnocytophaga stomatis" Zangenah et al. 2016	not validly published

Parent taxon: Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992

Assigned by: Bernardet JF, Segers P, Vancanneyt M, Berthe F, Kersters K, Vandamme P. Cutting a Gordian knot: emended classification and description of the genus Flavobacterium, emended description of the family Flavobacteriaceae, and proposal of Flavobacterium hydatis nom. nov. (basonym, Cytophaga aquatilis Strohl and Tait 1978). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1996; 46:128-148.

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