Name: Mzabimyces Saker et al. 2015

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: M.za.bi.my’ces N.L. n. Mzab, an arid region named Mzab in the South of Algeria, from where the microorganism was isolated; Gr. masc. n. mukês, fungus; N.L. masc. n. Mzabimyces, a fungus of Mzab region

Type species: Mzabimyces algeriensis Saker et al. 2015

Effective publication: Saker R, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Ghoul M, Rohde M, Schumann P, Sproer C, Sabaou N, Klenk HP. Mzabimyces algeriensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic filamentous actinobacterium isolated from a Saharan soil, and proposal of Mzabimycetaceae fam. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:1021-1030.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 166. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:3763-3767.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Halopolyspora Lai et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Halopolyspora Lai et al. 2014	heterotypic synonym, validly published

• Notes:
  • Nomenclatural type of the family Mzabimycetaceae Saker et al. 2015. Publication: Saker R, Bouras N, Zitouni A, Ghoul M, Rohde M, Schumann P, Sproer C, Sabaou N, Klenk HP. Mzabimyces algeriensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic filamentous actinobacterium isolated from a Saharan soil, and proposal of Mzabimycetaceae fam. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:1021-1030.

Subdivision:

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

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Mzabimyces algeriensis Saker et al. 2015	validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Actinopolysporaceae Zhi et al. 2009

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