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Genus Labilibaculum
Name: Labilibaculum Vandieken et al. 2019
Etymology: La.bi.li.ba’cu.lum. L. masc./fem. adj. labilis, flexible, gliding; L. neut. n. baculum, a rod; N.L. neut. n. Labilibaculum, a gliding rod
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Labilibacul-), la-bi-li-BA-ku-lum
Type species: Labilibaculum manganireducens Vandieken et al. 2019
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Vandieken V, Marshall IPG, Niemann H, Engelen B, Cypionka H. Labilibaculum manganireducens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Labilibaculum filiforme sp. nov., Novel Bacteroidetes Isolated from Subsurface Sediments of the Baltic Sea. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2614. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 185. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2019; 69:5-9.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Yadav et al. 2020
Yadav S, Villanueva L, Bale N, Koenen M, Hopmans EC, Damste JSS. Physiological, chemotaxonomic and genomic characterization of two novel piezotolerant bacteria of the family Marinifilaceae isolated from sulfidic waters of the Black Sea. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126122. 🇳🇱
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 43. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6982.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Yadav et al. 2020
Yadav S, Villanueva L, Bale N, Koenen M, Hopmans EC, Damste JSS. Physiological, chemotaxonomic and genomic characterization of two novel piezotolerant bacteria of the family Marinifilaceae isolated from sulfidic waters of the Black Sea. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126122.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Marinifilum Na et al. 2009.
Publication:
Zhang HZ, Teng JH, Zhou HY, Liu TH, Lu DC, Du ZJ. Six new bacterial species of Marinilabiliales isolated from the marine coastal sediment and reclassified Ancylomarina and Labilibaculum as Marinifilum comb. nov. based on the genome analysis. Front Microbiol 2025; 16:1634775. 🇨🇳
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 4; KCTC: 2; DSM: 2; NBRC: 1; CECT: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Marinifilum Na et al. 2009.
Publication:
Zhang HZ, Teng JH, Zhou HY, Liu TH, Lu DC, Du ZJ. Six new bacterial species of Marinilabiliales isolated from the marine coastal sediment and reclassified Ancylomarina and Labilibaculum as Marinifilum comb. nov. based on the genome analysis. Front Microbiol 2025; 16:1634775.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Labilibaculum antarcticum Watanabe et al. 2020 validly published under the ICNP correct name Labilibaculum euxinicum corrig. Yadav et al. 2026 validly published under the ICNP correct name Labilibaculum euxinus Yadav et al. 2026 inaccurate spelling misspelling Labilibaculum filiforme Vandieken et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name Labilibaculum manganireducens Vandieken et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Marinifilaceae Iino et al. 2014
Assigned by:
Vandieken V, Marshall IPG, Niemann H, Engelen B, Cypionka H. Labilibaculum manganireducens gen. nov., sp. nov. and Labilibaculum filiforme sp. nov., Novel Bacteroidetes Isolated from Subsurface Sediments of the Baltic Sea. Front Microbiol 2017; 8:2614. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 519297
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