Name: "Govania" Vandamme et al. 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Go.va’ni.a. N.L. fem. n. Govania, named in honor of John R. W. Govan, for his many contributions to our understanding of medical and environmental bacteria

Gender: feminine (stem: Govani-)

Type species: "Govania unica" Vandamme et al. 2023

Original 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. 🇧🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Govanella Vandamme et al. 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Govanella Vandamme et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Govaniaceae" 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. 🇧🇪
  • 🧕 Vandamme et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family "Govaniaceae" 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. 🇧🇪
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Govanella Vandamme et al. 2026. 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 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
    "Govania unica" Vandamme et al. 2023	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Govanellaceae Vandamme et al. 2026

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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