Name: Chlorobium Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Chlo.ro.bi.um. Gr. masc. adj. chlôros, greenish-yellow, pale green; Gr. masc. n. bios, life; N.L. neut. n. Chlorobium, green life

Gender: neuter (stem: Chlorobi-)

Type species: Chlorobium limicola Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Nadson GA. The morphology of inferior Algae. III. Chlorobium limicola Nads., the green chlorophyll bearing microbe (in Russian). Bulletin du Jardin Botanique, St. Petersbourg 1906; 6:190.

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: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Schmidlea Lauterborn 1913	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

• Emendations:
  • Imhoff 2003 Imhoff JF. Phylogenetic taxonomy of the family Chlorobiaceae on the basis of 16S rRNA and fmo (Fenna-Matthews-Olson protein) gene sequences. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:941-951. Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 53, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:1703-1705.
    Notes:
    • Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
    • Emendation accompanied by the removal of 2 species from the genus.
    • The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
    • Imhoff (2003) [1] also proposes an emendation of the species "Chlorobium ferrooxidans" effectively published in 1999 by Heising et al. [2]. However, "Chlorobium ferrooxidans" Heising et al. is not validly published and the emendation of this species is not cited in this file.

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family "Chlorobiaceae" Garrity and Holt 2001. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Phylum BXI. Chlorobi phy. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 601-623.
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Chlorobiaceae Copeland 1956 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Copeland HF. The classification of lower organisms. Pacific Books, Palo Alto, California, 1956.
  • Nomenclatural type of the order "Chlorobiales" Garrity and Holt 2001. Publication: Garrity GM, Holt JG. Phylum BXI. Chlorobi phy. nov. In: Boone DR, Castenholz RW, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, second edition, vol. 1 (The Archaea and the deeply branching and phototrophic Bacteria), Springer-Verlag, New York, 2001, p. 601-623.
  • Nomenclatural type of the order Chlorobiales Gibbons and Murray 1978 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Gibbons NE, Murray RGE. Proposals Concerning the Higher Taxa of Bacteria. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1978; 28:1-6.
  • Nomenclatural type of the phylum Chlorobiota Iino et al. 2021. Publication: Oren A, Garrity GM. Valid publication of the names of forty-two phyla of prokaryotes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5056.
  • Breed et al. (1957) assigned this genus to the family "Chlorobacteriaceae" Geitler and Pascher 1925. 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.
  • Kluyver and Van Niel (1936) assigned this genus to the tribe "Micrococceae". Publication: Kluyver AJ, Van Niel CB. Prospects for a natural system of classification of bacteria. Zentralblatt für Bakteriologie, Parasitenkunde, Infektionskrankheiten und Hygiene, Abteilung II 1936; 94:369-403.
  • This taxon name is occasionally misprinted in some sources as: "Cblorobium"; "Chloribium"; "Chlorobiurn"; "Chlorohium"; "Chloronium"; "Chlorubium"; "Chlurobium"; "Chtorobium"; "Cklorobium"; "Ghlorobium"; "Ohlorobium".
  • This taxon was discussed in a meeting of a Taxonomic Subcommittee of the ICSP. Publication: Imhoff JF, Madigan MT. International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Subcommittee on the taxonomy of phototrophic bacteria. Minutes of the Meetings, 28 August 2000, Barcelona, Spain. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2002; 52:2335-2336.
  • 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: 7; NBRC: 2; BCRC: 2; ATCC: 1.
  • According to Komarek and Golubic (1990) originally assigned to Cyanobacteria but probably belonging to Bacteria. Publication: Komarek J, Golubic S. Guide to the Nomenclature and formal taxonomic treatment of oxyphototroph prokaryotes (Cyanoprokaryotes). Unknown Publisher, Unknown City, 1990.
  • Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CLOR" 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: 5
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 7
Total number of child taxa: 14

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Chlorobium antarcticum" Panwar et al. 2021	not validly published
    "Candidatus Chlorobium canadense" Tsuji et al. 2020	not validly published
    "Chlorobium chlorochromatii" Vogl et al. 2006	not validly published
    Chlorobium chlorovibrioides Gorlenko et al. 1974 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Chlorobium clathratiforme" (Szafer 1910) Imhoff 2003	not validly published
    "Chlorobium ferrooxidans" Heising et al. 1999	not validly published
    Chlorobium limicola Nadson 1906 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chlorobium luteolum (Schmidle 1901) Imhoff 2003	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Candidatus Chlorobium masyuteum" Lambrecht et al. 2021	not validly published
    Chlorobium phaeobacteroides Pfennig 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Chlorobium phaeovibrioides Pfennig 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Chlorobium tepidium" Steen et al. 1998	not validly published
    Chlorobium tepidum Wahlund et al. 1996	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Chlorobium vibrioforme Pelsh 1936 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Chlorobiaceae Copeland 1956 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Copeland HF. The classification of lower organisms. Pacific Books, Palo Alto, California, 1956.

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