Etymology:Ne.o.pa.ra.rhi.zo’bi.um.Gr. masc. adj.neos, new (may keep -o); N.L. neut. n.Pararhizobium, the genus Pararhizobium; N.L. neut. n.Neopararhizobium, new Pararhizobium
Effective publication:
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. 🇩🇪
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 225. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6863.
Nomenclatural status:
validly published under the ICNP
heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
Notes:
🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Pararhizobium Mousavi et al. 2016.Publication:
Shen X, Li Y, Zhao Z, Han YF, Zhang WW, Yu XY, Zhang CY, Sun C, Wu M. Polyphasic taxonomic characterisation of a novel strain as Pararhizobium haloflavum sp. nov., isolated from soil samples near a sewage treatment tank. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2018; 111:485-491. 🇨🇳
❗ Neopararhizobium 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 phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.04186 (N = 9).
🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
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