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Genus Monaibacterium
Name: Monaibacterium Chernikova et al. 2017
Etymology: Mo.na.i.bac.te’ri.um. L. n. Mona, the Latin name of the Isle of Anglesey; L. vowel -i-, connecting vowel; Gr. neut. dim. n. baktêrion, small rod; N.L. neut. n. Monaibacterium, a bacterium from nearby of Isle of Anglesey from which the type strain was isolated
Gender: neuter (stem: Monaibacteri-)
Type species: Monaibacterium marinum Chernikova et al. 2017
Valid publication:
Chernikova TN, Dallimore J, Lunsdorf H, Heipieper HJ, Golyshin PN. Monaibacterium marinum, gen. nov, sp. nov, a new member of the Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater of Menai Straits, Wales, UK. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3310-3317. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4881-4883.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Pontivivens Park et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Pontibrevibacter Liang et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pontivivens Park et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Chernikova et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Chernikova TN, Dallimore J, Lunsdorf H, Heipieper HJ, Golyshin PN. Monaibacterium marinum, gen. nov, sp. nov, a new member of the Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater of Menai Straits, Wales, UK. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3310-3317.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Pontivivens Park et al. 2015.
Publication:
Huang Z, Li M, Oren A, Lai Q. Genome-based analysis of the family Paracoccaceae and description of Ostreiculturibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an oyster farm on a tidal flat. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1376777.
- ❗ Monaibacterium is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 1.
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🧕 Chernikova et al. (2017) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Chernikova TN, Dallimore J, Lunsdorf H, Heipieper HJ, Golyshin PN. Monaibacterium marinum, gen. nov, sp. nov, a new member of the Alphaproteobacteria isolated from seawater of Menai Straits, Wales, UK. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:3310-3317.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Monaibacterium marinum Chernikova et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612.
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Record number: 519256
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