Name: Clostridioides Lawson et al. 2016
Etymology: Clos.tri.di.o’i.des. N.L. neut. dim. n. Clostridium, a bacterial genus; L. adj. suff. -oides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. adj. suff. -eides, resembling, similar; from Gr. neut. n. eîdos, that which is seen, form, shape, figure; N.L. neut. n. Clostridioides, organism similar to Clostridium
Gender: neuter (stem: Clostridioid-)
Type species: Clostridioides difficile (Hall and O'Toole 1935) Lawson et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication: Lawson PA, Citron DM, Tyrrell KL, Finegold SM. Reclassification of Clostridium difficile as Clostridioides difficile (Hall and O'Toole 1935) Prevot 1938. Anaerobe 2016; 40:95-99.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 171. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:3761-3764.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 3
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Clostridioides difficile (Hall and O'Toole 1935) Lawson et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Clostridioides mangenotii (Prévot and Zimmès-Chaverou 1947) Lawson et al. 2016 | validly published under the ICNP | synonym |
"Clostridioides perfringens" (Veillon and Zuber 1898) Gal et al. 2021 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
Parent taxon: Peptostreptococcaceae Ezaki 2010
Assigned by: Bello S, McQuay S, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Robust demarcation of the family Peptostreptococcaceae and its main genera based on phylogenomic studies and taxon-specific molecular markers. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6247.
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