Name: "Flexibacterium" Park et al. 2025
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Fle.xi.bac.te’ri.um. L. masc. perf. part. flexus, bent, winding; from L. v. flecto, to bend, to curve; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Flexibacterium, a flexible rod
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Flexibacteri-), fle-xi-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: "Flexibacterium corallicola" Park et al. 2025
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Park MJ, Kim J, Kim YJ, Yu J, Jin H, Woo S, Zo YG, Kwon KK. Genome-based reclassification of the family Stappiaceae and assessment of environmental forcing with the report of two novel taxa, Flexibacterium corallicola gen. nov., sp. nov., and Nesiotobacter zosterae sp. nov., isolated from coral and seagrass. PLoS One 2025; 20:e0322500. 
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Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Flexibacterium corallicola" Park et al. 2025 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Stappiaceae Hördt et al. 2020
Assigned by:
Park MJ, Kim J, Kim YJ, Yu J, Jin H, Woo S, Zo YG, Kwon KK. Genome-based reclassification of the family Stappiaceae and assessment of environmental forcing with the report of two novel taxa, Flexibacterium corallicola gen. nov., sp. nov., and Nesiotobacter zosterae sp. nov., isolated from coral and seagrass. PLoS One 2025; 20:e0322500. 🇰🇷
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