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Genus Confluentibacter
Name: Confluentibacter Park et al. 2016
Etymology: Con.flu.en.ti.bac’ter. L. gen. masc. n. confluentis, a meeting place of waters; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Confluentibacter, rod isolated from a meeting place of waters
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Confluentibacter-), kon-flu-en-ti-BAK-ter
Type species: Confluentibacter lentus Park et al. 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Park S, Kim S, Jung YT, Park JM, Yoon JH. Confluentibacter lentus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:868-873. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Han et al. 2017
Han JR, Zhang H, Zheng WS, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Confluentibacter citreus sp. nov., isolated from lake sediment, and emended description of the genus Confluentibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4008-4012. 🇨🇳
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Wei et al. 2019
Wei Y, Wang K, Pei J, Zhang Y, Fang J. Con fl uentibacter sediminis sp. nov., isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater lake and emended description of the genus Confluentibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:3581-3585. 🇨🇳
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 69, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:705-707.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Han et al. 2017
Han JR, Zhang H, Zheng WS, Chen GJ, Du ZJ. Confluentibacter citreus sp. nov., isolated from lake sediment, and emended description of the genus Confluentibacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4008-4012.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Confluentibacter citreus Han et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Confluentibacter flavum" Li et al. 2018 not validly published preferred name Confluentibacter lentus Park et al. 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name Confluentibacter sediminis Wei et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992
Assigned by:
Park S, Kim S, Jung YT, Park JM, Yoon JH. Confluentibacter lentus gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater lake. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:868-873. 🇰🇷
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Record number: 518905
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