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Genus Lishizhenia
Name: Lishizhenia Lau et al. 2006
Etymology: Li.shiz.he’ni.a. N.L. fem. n. Lishizhenia, after Li Shizhen (1518-1593), the famous Chinese naturalist
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Lishizheni-), li-s͡hiz-HE-ni-a
Type species: Lishizhenia caseinilytica Lau et al. 2006
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Lau KW, Ren J, Wai NL, Qian PY, Wong PK, Wu M. Lishizhenia caseinilytica gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine bacterium of the phylum Bacteroidetes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2317-2322. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2-3.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 Krieg et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the family Cryomorphaceae Bowman et al. 2003.
Publication:
Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Euzéby J, Whitman WB. Phylum XIV. Bacteroidetes phyl. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 25. 🇺🇸
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 2; CGMCC: 1; NRRL: 1.
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🧕 Krieg et al. (2010) assigned this genus to the family Cryomorphaceae Bowman et al. 2003.
Publication:
Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Euzéby J, Whitman WB. Phylum XIV. Bacteroidetes phyl. nov. In: Krieg NR, Staley JT, Brown DR, Hedlund BP, Paster BJ, Ward NL, Ludwig W, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 4, Springer, New York, 2010, p. 25.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Lishizhenia caseinilytica Lau et al. 2006 validly published under the ICNP correct name Lishizhenia tianjinensis Chen et al. 2009 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Crocinitomicaceae Munoz et al. 2016
Assigned by:
Munoz R, Rossello-Mora R, Amann R. Revised phylogeny of Bacteroidetes and proposal of sixteen new taxa and two new combinations including Rhodothermaeota phyl. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2016; 39:281-296. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 517447
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