Name: Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Lis.to.nel’la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Listonella, named after J. Liston, an American bacteriologist

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Listonell-), lis-to-NEL-la

Type species: Listonella anguillarum corrig. (Bergman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: MacDonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 20. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1986; 36:354-356.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Vibrio Pacini 1854 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Bergman AM. Die rote Beulenkrankheit des Aals. Berichte der Bayerischen Biologischen Versuchs-Station 1909; 2:10-54.
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Lislonella"; "Listonclla"; "Litsonella".
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CIP: 5; CAIM: 5; NCTC: 5; DSM: 5; CCUG: 5; LMG: 5; IFO: 5; ATCC: 5; NBRC: 5; NCIMB: 3.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "LSNL" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.
  • 🧍 Preliminary results of a study by R.R. Colwell indicate that the genus Listonella MacDonell and Colwell 1986 is not well-defined and requires redefinition. Publication: Holmes B. ICSB, SUBCOMMITTEE ON THE TAXONOMY OF VIBRIONACEAE: Minutes of the meetings (Minute 8), 4 and 7 July 1994, Prague, Czech republic. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1998; 48:1467-1469. 🇬🇧

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 6

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Listonella anguillara (Bergman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Listonella anguillarum corrig. (Bergman 1909) MacDonell and Colwell 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Listonella damsela (Love et al. 1982) MacDonell and Colwell 1986	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Listonella damselae corrig. (Love et al. 1982) MacDonell and Colwell 1986	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Listonella ordalii" Funk et al. 2004	not validly published	preferred name
    Listonella pelagia (Baumann et al. 1971) MacDonell and Colwell 1986	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Vibrionaceae Véron 1965 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Macdonell MT, Colwell RR. Phylogeny of the Vibrionaceae, and recommendation for two new genera, Listonella and Shewanella. Syst. Appl. Microbiol. 1985; 6:171-182. 🇺🇸

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