Name: Conglomeromonas Skerman et al. 1983

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Con.glo.me.ro.mo.nas. L. v. conglomero, to roll together, conglomerate; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Conglomeromonas, monad forming in a [rounded] mass

Gender: feminine (stem: Conglomeromonad-)

Type species: Conglomeromonas largomobilis Skerman et al. 1983

Valid publication: Skerman VBD, Sly LI, Williamson ML. Conglomeromonas largomobilis gen. nov., sp. nov., a sodium-sensitive, mixed-flagellated organism from fresh waters. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1983; 33:300-308.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Azospirillum Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Azospirillum Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Lavrinenko et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the family Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Lavrinenko K, Chernousova E, Gridneva E, Dubinina G, Akimov V, Kuever J, Lysenko A, Grabovich M. Azospirillum thiophilum sp. nov., a diazotrophic bacterium isolated from a sulfide spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2832-2837.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Azospirillum Tarrand et al. 1979 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Ben Dekhil S, Cahill M, Stackebrandt E, Sly LI. Transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum as Azospirillum largomobile comb. nov., and elevation of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis to the new type species of Conglomeromonas, Conglomeromonas parooensis sp. nov. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1997; 20:72-77.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Congiomeromonas"; "Conglonieromonas".
  • ❗ Conglomeromonas is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; CIP: 1.
  • 🧍 According to Rule 61, the original spelling should be changed to Conglomeratimonas (L. part. adj. conglomeratus, wound into a ball; Gr. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Conglomeratimonas, monad forming in a [rounded] mass). Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "CGMN" 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.
  • 🧍 Ben Dekhil et al. 1997 [1] propose to transfer the subspecies Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum as Azospirillum largimobile corrig. comb. nov. and to retain the genus Conglomeromonas by elevating the subspecies Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis to the type species of Conglomeromonas as Conglomeromonas parooensis sp. nov. However, the new species Conglomeromonas parooensis and the emendation of the genus Conglomeromonas have not been validly published. Moreover, according to Rule 37a(2) "Retention of a name in a sense which excludes the type can only be effected by conservation and only by the Judicial Commission (see also Rule 23a)". Later, Sly and Stackebrandt 1999 [2] propose that the subspecies Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis be transferred to the new genus Skermanella as Skermanella parooensis sp. nov. Publication: Sly LI, Stackebrandt E. Description of Skermanella parooensis gen. nov., sp. nov. to accommodate Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. parooensis following the transfer of Conglomeromonas largomobilis subsp. largomobilis to the genus Azospirillum. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1999; 49:541-544.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Conglomeromonas largomobilis Skerman et al. 1983	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Conglomeromonas parooensis" (Skerman et al. 1983) Ben-Dekhil et al. 1997	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)

Parent taxon: Azospirillaceae 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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