Etymology: Ne.o.me.ga.lo.ne’ma. Gr. masc. adj. neos, new (may keep -o); Gr. masc. adj. megas, big; Gr. neut. n. nêma, thread; N.L. neut. n. Neomegalonema, a new large thread-like micro-organism
Gender: neuter (stem: Neomegalonemat-)
Type species: Neomegalonema perideroedes (Thomsen et al. 2006) Oren 2017
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication: Oren A. On names of genera of prokaryotes that are later homonyms of generic names with standing in the zoological or the botanical nomenclature. Proposal of Neomegalonema gen. nov. and Neomegalonema perideroedes comb. nov. as replacements for the prokaryotic generic name Meganema and the species name Meganema perideroedes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4276-4278.
IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 67, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3-6.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Name | Kind |
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Meganema Thomsen et al. 2006 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name |
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: 2
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Neomegalonema perideroedes (Thomsen et al. 2006) Oren 2017 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
"Candidatus Neomegalonema perideroedes" corrig. Nielsen et al. 2003 | not validly published | synonym (and no standing) |
Parent taxon: Neomegalonemataceae 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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Record number: 519283