Name: Geminobacterium Ramos et al. 2017

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ge.mi.no.bac.te’ri.um. L. masc. adj. geminus, twin-born; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Geminobacterium, the literal meaning is twin-born rod, but it was chosen to indicate similarities with Geminocystis and Cyanobacterium

Gender, pronunciation: neuter (stem: Geminobacteri-), ge-mi-no-bak-TE-ri-um

Type species: Geminobacterium atlanticum Ramos et al. 2017

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Brito A, Ramos V, Mota R, Lima S, Santos A, Vieira J, Vieira CP, Kastovsky J, Vasconcelos VM, Tamagnini P. Description of new genera and species of marine cyanobacteria from the Portuguese Atlantic coast. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2017; 111:18-34.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Ramos et al.) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Brito et al.).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LEGE: 1; CBFS: 1.
  • 🧍 Full authorship: Ramos, Brito and Kaštovský 2017.

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
    Geminobacterium atlanticum Ramos et al. 2017	validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)	correct name

Parent taxon: Geminocystaceae Tuji et al. 2021

Assigned by: Tuji A, Yamaguchi H, Kataoka T, Sato M, Sano T, Niiyama Y. Annamia dubia sp. nov. with a description of a new family, Geminocystaceae fam. nov. (Cyanobacteria). Fottea 2021; 21:100-109.

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Record number: 6325