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Name: Leptobacterium Mitra et al. 2009
Etymology: Lep.to.bac.te’ri.um. Gr. masc. adj. leptos, thin, fine, narrow; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod; N.L. neut. n. Leptobacterium, a slender rod
Gender: neuter (stem: Leptobacteri-)
Type species: Leptobacterium flavescens Mitra et al. 2009
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Mitra S, Matsuo Y, Haga T, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Yoon J, Kasai H, Yokota A. Leptobacterium flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from marine sponge and seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:207-212.
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 59, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:926-927.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
---|---|---|
Leptobacterium flavescens Mitra et al. 2009 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Leptobacterium meishanense Wang et al. 2025 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992
Assigned by:
Mitra S, Matsuo Y, Haga T, Yasumoto-Hirose M, Yoon J, Kasai H, Yokota A. Leptobacterium flavescens gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine member of the family Flavobacteriaceae, isolated from marine sponge and seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:207-212.
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Record number: 517843