Genus Epibacterium
Name: Epibacterium Penesyan et al. 2013
Etymology: E.pi.bac.te’ri.um Gr. pref. [ἔπι-] epi-, on; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a small rod or staff; N.L. neut. n. Epibacterium, rod on a surface
Type species: Epibacterium ulvae Penesyan et al. 2013
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Penesyan A, Breider S, Schumann P, Tindall BJ, Egan S, Brinkhoff T. Epibacterium ulvae gen. nov., sp. nov., epibiotic bacteria isolated from the surface of a marine alga. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1589-1596. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Wirth and Whitman 2018
Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411.
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3077-3079.
Notes:- Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
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Wirth and Whitman 2018
Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411.
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Notes:
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Tritonibacter Klotz et al. 2018.
Publication:
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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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Tritonibacter Klotz et al. 2018.
Publication:
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.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Epibacterium mobile (Muramatsu et al. 2007) Wirth and Whitman 2018 validly published under the ICNP synonym Epibacterium multivorans (Lucena et al. 2012) Wirth and Whitman 2018 validly published under the ICNP synonym Epibacterium scottomollicae (Vandecandelaere et al. 2008) Wirth and Whitman 2018 validly published under the ICNP synonym Epibacterium ulvae Penesyan et al. 2013 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by:
Wirth JS, Whitman WB. Phylogenomic analyses of a clade within the roseobacter group suggest taxonomic reassignments of species of the genera Aestuariivita, Citreicella, Loktanella, Nautella, Pelagibaca, Ruegeria, Thalassobius, Thiobacimonas and Tropicibacter, and the proposal of six novel genera. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2393-2411.
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