Name: Desulforapulum Galushko and Kuever 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.ra’pu.lum. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); N.L. pref. desulfo-, prefix used to characterize a dissimilatory sulfate-reducing prokaryote (in compound words); L. neut. n. rapulum, little turnip; N.L. neut. n. Desulforapulum, sulfate-reducing body

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Desulforapul-), de-sul-fo-RA-pu-lum

Type species: Desulforapulum autotrophicum (Brysch et al. 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulforapulum gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

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: Brysch K, Schneider C, Fuchs G, Widdell F. Lithoautotrophic growth of sulfate-reducing bacteria, and description of Desulfobacterium autotrophicum gen. nov., sp. nov. Arch. Microbiol. 1987; 148:264-274.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.05618 (N = 6).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; VKM: 1; ATCC: 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
    Desulforapulum autotrophicum (Brysch et al. 1988) Galushko and Kuever 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Desulfobacteraceae Kuever et al. 2006

Assigned by: Galushko A, Kuever J. Desulforapulum gen. nov. In: Anonymous NN (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria., John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4.

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