Name: "Govanella" Vandamme et al. 2025

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Go.van.el’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Govanella, named in honor of John R. W. Govan, for his many contributions to our understanding of medical and environmental bacteria

Gender: feminine (stem: Govanell-)

Type species: "Govanella unica" Vandamme et al. 2025

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Corrigendum to "Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 46(3) (2023) 126405]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126642.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Govania" Vandamme et al. 2023	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Govanellaceae" Vandamme et al. 2025. Publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Corrigendum to "Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 46(3) (2023) 126405]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126642.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Govania" Vandamme et al. 2023. Publication: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126405.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CECT: 1; LMG: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Govanella unica" Vandamme et al. 2025	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: "Govanellaceae" Vandamme et al. 2025

Assigned by: Vandamme P, Peeters C, Hettiarachchi A, Cnockaert M, Carlier A. Corrigendum to "Govania unica gen. nov., sp. nov., a rare biosphere bacterium that represents a novel family in the class Alphaproteobacteria" [Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 46(3) (2023) 126405]. Syst Appl Microbiol 2025; 48:126642.

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