Name: Magnetospira Williams et al. 2012

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Gr. masc. n. Magnês (gen. Magnêtos), pertaining to a magnet; Gr. fem. n. speîra, a spiral; N.L. fem. n. Magnetospira, the magnetic spiral, with reference to the spiral morphology and magnetotactic behaviour of this bacterium

Gender: feminine (stem: Magnetospir-)

Type species: Magnetospira thiophila Williams et al. 2012

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Zhao W, Beveridge TJ, Bazylinski DA. Magnetospira thiophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage within the Rhodospirillaceae (Alphaproteobacteria). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2443-2450.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:6-7.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family Magnetospiraceae Koziaeva et al. 2023. Publication: Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406.
  • 🧕 Koziaeva et al. (2023) assigned this genus to the family Magnetospiraceae Koziaeva et al. 2023. Publication: Koziaeva VV, Sorokin DY, Kolganova TV, Grouzdev DS. Magnetospirillum sulfuroxidans sp. nov., capable of sulfur-dependent lithoautotrophy and a taxonomic reevaluation of the order Rhodospirillales. Syst Appl Microbiol 2023; 46:126406.
  • 🧕 Williams et al. (2012) assigned this genus to the family Rhodospirillaceae Pfennig and Trüper 1971 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Williams TJ, Lefevre CT, Zhao W, Beveridge TJ, Bazylinski DA. Magnetospira thiophila gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine magnetotactic bacterium that represents a novel lineage within the Rhodospirillaceae (Alphaproteobacteria). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2443-2450.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 1; ATCC: 1.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Magnetospira thiophila Williams et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Thalassospiraceae Hördt et al. 2020

Assigned by: Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.

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