Name: Neptunicella Liu et al. 2018
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Nep.tu.ni.cel’la. L. masc. n. Neptunus, Neptune, the Roman god of the sea; L. fem. n. cella, a chamber, and in biology a cell; N.L. fem. n. Neptunicella, Neptune’s cell
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Neptunicell-), nep-tu-ni-KEL-la
Type species: Neptunicella marina Liu et al. 2018
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Liu X, Lai Q, Du Y, Zhang X, Liu Z, Sun F, Shao Z. Neptunicella marina gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1423-1428. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Neptunicella marina Liu et al. 2018 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
| "Neptunicella plasticusilytica" Zeng et al. 2025 | not validly published | preferred name |
Parent taxon: Alteromonadaceae Ivanova and Mikhailov 2001
Assigned by:
Liu X, Lai Q, Du Y, Zhang X, Liu Z, Sun F, Shao Z. Neptunicella marina gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1423-1428. 🇨🇳
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