Genus Fictibacillus

Name: Fictibacillus Glaeser et al. 2013

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Fic.ti.ba.cil’lus. L. masc. perf. part. fictus, false; L. masc. n. bacillus, a rod and also a bacterial generic name; N.L. masc. n. Fictibacillus, false bacillus

Gender: masculine (stem: Fictibacill-)

Type species: Fictibacillus barbaricus (Täubel et al. 2003) Glaeser et al. 2013

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Glaeser SP, Dott W, Busse HJ, Kampfer P. Fictibacillus phosphorivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. and proposal to reclassify Bacillus arsenicus, Bacillus barbaricus, Bacillus macauensis, Bacillus nanhaiensis, Bacillus rigui, Bacillus solisalsi and Bacillus gelatini in the genus Fictibacillus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2934-2944.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Notes:
- 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Fictibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
- 🧕 Chuvochina et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Fictibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Chuvochina M, Mussig AJ, Chaumeil PA, Skarshewski A, Rinke C, Parks DH, Hugenholtz P. Proposal of names for 329 higher rank taxa defined in the Genome Taxonomy Database under two prokaryotic codes. FEMS Microbiol Lett 2023; 0:0.
- 🧕 Li et al. (2024) assigned this genus to the family Fictibacillaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024. Publication: Li Y, Zhang D, Bo D, Peng D, Sun M, Zheng J. A taxonomic note on the order Caryophanales: description of 12 novel families and emended description of 21 families. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6539.
- 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Taubel M, Kampfer P, Buczolits S, Lubitz W, Busse HJ. Bacillus barbaricus sp. nov., isolated from an experimental wall painting. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2003; 53:725-730.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 11; KCTC: 6; JCM: 6; CCM: 3; CGMCC: 2; MCC: 2; NCIM: 1; VTCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 12
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 12
Total number of child taxa: 16

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Fictibacillus aquaticus Pal et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Fictibacillus arsenicus (Shivaji et al. 2005) Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Fictibacillus barbaricus (Täubel et al. 2003) Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Fictibacillus enclensis Dastager et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Fictibacillus fluitans" Yadav et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
Fictibacillus gelatini (De Clerck et al. 2004) Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Fictibacillus halophilus Sharma et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Fictibacillus iocasae" Wang et al. 2018	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
Fictibacillus macauensis (Zhang et al. 2006) Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Fictibacillus marinisediminis Cho et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Fictibacillus nanhaiensis (Chen et al. 2011) Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Fictibacillus norfolkensis" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)
Fictibacillus phosphorivorans Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Fictibacillus rigui (Baik et al. 2010) Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Fictibacillus solisalsi (Liu et al. 2009) Glaeser et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
"Fictibacillus terranigra" Pellegrinetti et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name (not correct name)

Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Glaeser SP, Dott W, Busse HJ, Kampfer P. Fictibacillus phosphorivorans gen. nov., sp. nov. and proposal to reclassify Bacillus arsenicus, Bacillus barbaricus, Bacillus macauensis, Bacillus nanhaiensis, Bacillus rigui, Bacillus solisalsi and Bacillus gelatini in the genus Fictibacillus. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2934-2944.

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Genus Fictibacillus