Genus Fuscovulum
Name: Fuscovulum Suresh et al. 2020
Etymology: Fusc.o’vu.lum. L. masc. adj. fuscus, tawny; N.L. neut. dim. n. ovulum, a small egg; from L. neut. n. ovum, an egg; N.L. neut. dim. n. Fuscovulum, small tawny egg
Type species: Fuscovulum blasticum (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Suresh et al. 2020
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2480. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 193. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:2960-2966.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
- The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Rhodopseudomonas Czurda and Maresch 1937 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Eckersley K, Dow CS. Rhodopseudomonas blastica sp. nov.: a member of the Rhodospirillaceae. J. Gen. Microbiol. 1980; 119:465-473.
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984.
Publication:
Kawasaki H, Hoshino Y, Hirata A, Yamasato K. Is intracytoplasmic membrane structure a generic criterion? It does not coincide with phylogenetic interrelationships among phototrophic purple nonsulfur bacteria. Arch Microbiol 1993; 160:358-362.
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The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Tabrizicola Tarhriz et al. 2014.
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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Instead of proposing a new genus, Rhodobacter blasticus could as well be included in Tabrizicola, which was not considered by the authors but formed the sister group of Rhodobacter blasticus in the analysis of Hördt et al. (2020).
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: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Fuscovulum blasticum (Eckersley and Dow 1981) Suresh et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006
Assigned by:
Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2480.
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