Genus Desulfocastanea

Name: Desulfocastanea Galushko and Kuever 2021

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

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. kastaneia; 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

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

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. 🇩🇪

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

• Notes:
  • 🚋 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: ATCC: 1; DSM: 1; JCM: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desulfocastanea catecholica (Szewzyk and Pfennig 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Desulfocapsaceae Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Freese HM, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Sarda Carbasse J, Afolayan AO, Goker M. TYGS and LPSN in 2025: a Global Core Biodata Resource for genome-based classification and nomenclature of prokaryotes within DSMZ Digital Diversity. Nucleic Acids Res 2026; 54:D884-D891. 🇩🇪

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