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Genus Hypnocyclicus
Name: Hypnocyclicus Roalkvam et al. 2015
Etymology: Hyp.no.cy’cli.cus. Gr. masc. n. hypnos, sleep; Gr. masc. adj. kyklikos, round or ring-shaped; N.L. masc. n. Hypnocyclicus, an organism that sleeps as a ring
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Hypnocyclic-), hyp-no-KY-kli-kus
Type species: Hypnocyclicus thermotrophus Roalkvam et al. 2015
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Roalkvam I, Bredy F, Baumberger T, Pedersen RB, Steen IH. Hypnocyclicus thermotrophus gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from a microbial mat in a hydrothermal vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4521-4525. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2016; 66:1600-1602.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Ludwig et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Leptotrichiaceae Staley and Whitman 2012.
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1; JCM: 1.
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🧕 Ludwig et al. (2021) assigned this genus to the family Leptotrichiaceae Staley and Whitman 2012.
Publication:
Ludwig W, Viver T, Westram R, Francisco Gago J, Bustos-Caparros E, Knittel K, Amann R, Rossello-Mora R. Release LTP_12_2020, featuring a new ARB alignment and improved 16S rRNA tree for prokaryotic type strains. Syst Appl Microbiol 2021; 44:126218.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Hypnocyclicus thermotrophus Roalkvam et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Fusobacteriaceae Staley and Whitman 2012
Assigned by:
Roalkvam I, Bredy F, Baumberger T, Pedersen RB, Steen IH. Hypnocyclicus thermotrophus gen. nov., sp. nov. isolated from a microbial mat in a hydrothermal vent field. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4521-4525.
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Record number: 518850
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