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Genus Desulfocastanea
Name: Desulfocastanea Galushko and Kuever 2021
Etymology: De.sul.fo.cas.ta’ne.a. L. prep. de, off, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. fem. adj. castanea, chestnut; from Gr. fem. n. ka-, staneia; N.L. fem. n. Desulfocastanea, a chestnut like sulfate-reducing bacterium, pertaining to the bud formation on the surface
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Desulfocastane-), de-sul-fo-kas-TA-ne-a
Type species: Desulfocastanea catecholica (Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulfocastanea gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2019, p. 1-4. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 197. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:1-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988.
Publication:
Szewzyk R, Pfennig N. Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 147:163-168. 🇩🇪
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; ATCC: 1; DSM: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Desulfobacterium Bak and Widdel 1988.
Publication:
Szewzyk R, Pfennig N. Complete oxidation of catechol by the strictly anaerobic sulfate-reducing Desulfobacterium catecholicum sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 147:163-168.
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 Desulfocastanea catecholica (Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Desulfocapsaceae Waite et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 
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Record number: 17688
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