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Genus Microterricola
Name: Microterricola Matsumoto et al. 2008
Etymology: Mi.cro.ter.ri’co.la. N.L. masc. adj. micros, small [probably better: micrus]; L. masc./fem. n. terricola, dweller in soil; N.L. fem. n. Microterricola, a small dweller in soil
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Microterricol-), mi-kro-ter-RI-ko-la
Type species: Microterricola viridarii Matsumoto et al. 2008
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Matsumoto A, Yamada M, Omura S, Takahashi Y. Microterricola viridarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1019-1023. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1513-1514.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Phycicola Lee et al. 2008 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Dhotre et al. 2017
Dhotre DP, Rajabal V, Sharma A, Kulkarni GJ, Prakash O, Vemuluri VR, Joseph N, Rahi P, Shouche YS. Reclassification of Phycicola gilvus (Lee et al. 2008) and Leifsonia pindariensis (Reddy et al. 2008) as Microterricola gilva comb. nov. and Microterricola pindariensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Microterricola. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2766-2772. 🇮🇳
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4294-4297.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.
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Dhotre et al. 2017
Dhotre DP, Rajabal V, Sharma A, Kulkarni GJ, Prakash O, Vemuluri VR, Joseph N, Rahi P, Shouche YS. Reclassification of Phycicola gilvus (Lee et al. 2008) and Leifsonia pindariensis (Reddy et al. 2008) as Microterricola gilva comb. nov. and Microterricola pindariensis comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Microterricola. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:2766-2772.
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Mcroterricola".
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.07247 (N = 8).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; JCM: 3; MTCC: 1; NRRL: 1; KCTC: 1; LMG: 1; NBRC: 1.
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🧍 The genus name Microterricola is a "N.L. fem. n.", not a "L. fem. n." as cited in the paper by Matsumoto et al. 2008.
Publication:
Euzeby JP. List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature: a folder available on the Internet. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1997; 47:590-592. 🇫🇷
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 3
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Microterricola gilva (Lee et al. 2008) Dhotre et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Microterricola pindariensis (Reddy et al. 2008) Dhotre et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Microterricola viridarii Matsumoto et al. 2008 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Matsumoto A, Yamada M, Omura S, Takahashi Y. Microterricola viridarii gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Microbacteriaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1019-1023. 🇯🇵
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Record number: 517783
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