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Genus Cucumibacter
Name: Cucumibacter Hwang and Cho 2008
Etymology: Cu.cu.mi.bac’ter. L. masc. n. cucumis, cucumber (also as genitive); N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Cucumibacter, a cucumber-like rod
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Cucumibacter-), ku-ku-mi-BAK-ter
Type species: Cucumibacter marinus Hwang and Cho 2008
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Hwang CY, Cho BC. Cucumibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1591-1597. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2247-2248.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Hwang and Cho (2008) assigned this genus to the family Hyphomicrobiaceae Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Hwang CY, Cho BC. Cucumibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1591-1597.
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03917 (N = 27).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; KCCM: 1.
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🧕 Hwang and Cho (2008) assigned this genus to the family Hyphomicrobiaceae Babudieri 1950 (Approved Lists 1980).
Publication:
Hwang CY, Cho BC. Cucumibacter marinus gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium in the family Hyphomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1591-1597.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Cucumibacter marinus Hwang and Cho 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Devosiaceae 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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Record number: 517801
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