Name: Glycomyces Labeda et al. 1985

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gly.co’my.ces. Gr. masc. adj. glykys, sweet to the taste or smell; Gr. masc. n. mykês, a mushroom; N.L. masc. n. Glycomyces, a sweet (glycolipid-containing) mushroom

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Glycomycet-), gly-KO-my-kes

Type species: Glycomyces harbinensis Labeda et al. 1985

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labeda DP, Testa RT, Lechevalier MP, Lechevalier HA. Glycomyces, a new genus of the Actinomycetales. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1985; 35:417-421. 🇺🇸

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004 Labeda DP, Kroppenstedt RM. Emended description of the genus Glycomyces and description of Glycomyces algeriensis sp. nov., Glycomyces arizonensis sp. nov. and Glycomyces lechevalierae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:2343-2346. 🇺🇸 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:551-554.
    Notes:
    • 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the associated publication is not functional any more.
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
  • Li et al. 2018 Li W, Liu C, Guo X, Song W, Sun T, Duan L, Wang X, Zhao J, Xiang W. Glycomyces tritici sp. nov., isolated from rhizosphere soil of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) and emended description of the genus Glycomyces. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:1087-1093. 🇨🇳 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 29. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:13-32.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Glycomycetaceae Rainey et al. 1997. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the order Glycomycetales Labeda 2015. Publication: Labeda DP. Order VII. Glycomycetales ord. nov. In: Goodfellow M, Kämpfer P, H.-J. B, Trujillo ME, Suzuki K, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology vol. 5, 2nd edn., Springer, New York, 2012, p. 546. 🇬🇧
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the suborder Glycomycineae Rainey et al. 1997. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the suborder Glycomycetineae corrig. Rainey et al. 1997. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
  • 🧕 Goodfellow et al. (2012) assigned this genus to the order Glycomycetales Labeda 2015. Publication: Labeda DP. Order VII. Glycomycetales ord. nov. In: Goodfellow M, Kämpfer P, H.-J. B, Trujillo ME, Suzuki K, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology vol. 5, 2nd edn., Springer, New York, 2012, p. 546. 🇬🇧
  • 🧕 Stackebrandt et al. (1997) assigned this genus to the suborder Glycomycetineae corrig. Rainey et al. 1997. Publication: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Gbcomyces"; "Glycomyes"; "Glycomymces"; "Gylcomyces".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Guan et al. (2017), Yang et al. (2024), Wang et al. (2018), Qin et al. (2009). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 19; DSM: 18; KCTC: 14; NBRC: 11; CGMCC: 9; CCTCC: 9; NRRL: 8; NEAU: 5; TRM: 5; VKM: 3.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "GLMY" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 32
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 32
Total number of child taxa: 32

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Glycomyces albidus Qian et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces albus Han et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces algeriensis Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces amatae Suriyachadkun et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces anabasis Zhang et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces arizonensis Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces artemisiae Zhang et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces buryatensis Nikitina et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces dulcitolivorans Mu et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces endophyticus Qin et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces fuscus Han et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces halotolerans Guan et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces harbinensis Labeda et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces lacisalsi Guan et al. 2016	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces lechevalierae Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces luteolus Duan et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces mayteni Qin et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces niveus Yang et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces paridis Fang et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces phytohabitans Xing et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces rhizosphaerae Li et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces rutgersensis Labeda et al. 1985	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces salinus Li et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces sambucus Gu et al. 2007	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces scopariae Qin et al. 2009	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces sediminimaris Mohammadipanah et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces tarimensis Lv et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces tenuis Evtushenko et al. 1991	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces terrestris Li et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces tritici Li et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces xiaoerkulensis Wang et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Glycomyces xinjiangensis Guan et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Glycomycetaceae Rainey et al. 1997

Assigned by: Stackebrandt E, Rainey FA, Ward-Rainey NL. Proposal for a new hierarchic classification system, Actinobacteria classis nov. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:479-491. 🇩🇪

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