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Genus Hathewaya
Name: Hathewaya Lawson and Rainey 2016
Etymology: Ha.the.way’a. N.L. fem. n. Hathewaya, to honour the late American microbiologist Charles L. Hatheway in recognition of his outstanding contributions with dealing with pathogenic clostridia
Gender: feminine (stem: Hatheway-)
Type species: Hathewaya histolytica (Weinberg and Séguin 1916) Lawson and Rainey 2016
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Lawson PA, Rainey FA. Proposal to restrict the genus Clostridium Prazmowski to Clostridium butyricum and related species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1009-1016. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 66, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1916-1919.
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 Bacillus Cohn 1872 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Weinberg M, Séguin P. Contribution à l'étiologie de la gangrène gazeuse. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences, Paris, 1916.
- 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Clostridium Prazmowski 1880 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bergey DH, Harrison FC, Breed RS, Hammer BW, Huntoon FM. Bergey's Manual of Determinative Bacteriology, 1st ed. The Williams & Wilkins Co, Baltimore, 1923.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: ATCC: 3; DSM: 3; CCRC: 2; NCIMB: 2; CCUG: 2; JCM: 2; BCRC: 2; NCTC: 1; CIP: 1; CSUR: 1.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Hathewaya histolytica (Weinberg and Séguin 1916) Lawson and Rainey 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name Hathewaya limosa (André 1948) Lawson and Rainey 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name "Hathewaya massiliensis" Tall et al. 2020 not validly published preferred name Hathewaya proteolytica (Jain and Zeikus 1988) Lawson and Rainey 2016 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Clostridiaceae Pribram 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Lawson PA, Rainey FA. Proposal to restrict the genus Clostridium Prazmowski to Clostridium butyricum and related species. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1009-1016.
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Record number: 518884
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