Name: Neptunomonas Hedlund et al. 1999

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Nep.tu.no’mo.nas. L. masc. n. Neptunus, Neptune, the Roman god of the sea; L. fem. n. monas, a unit, monad; N.L. fem. n. Neptunomonas, Neptune's monad

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Neptunomonad-), nep-tu-NO-mo-nas

Type species: Neptunomonas naphthovorans Hedlund et al. 1999

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Hedlund BP, Geiselbrecht AD, Bair TJ, Staley JT. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon degradation by a new marine bacterium, Neptunomonas naphthovorans gen. nov., sp. nov. Appl Environ Microbiol 1999; 65:251-259. 🇺🇸

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Validation list no. 71. Validation of publication of new names and new combinations previously effectively published outside the IJSB. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1325-1326.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Emendations:
  • Lee et al. 2012 Lee HW, Shin NR, Lee J, Roh SW, Whon TW, Bae JW. Neptunomonas concharum sp. nov., isolated from a dead ark clam, and emended description of the genus Neptunomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2657-2661. 🇰🇷 Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 62, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:399-400.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
  • Yang et al. 2014 Yang SH, Seo HS, Lee JH, Kim SJ, Kwon KK. Neptunomonas acidivorans sp. nov., isolated from sediment, and emended description of the genus Neptunomonas. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3650-3654. 🇰🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 11 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:323-324.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Flores-Felix et al. (2025) assigned this genus to the family "Nitrincolaceae" Flores-Félix et al. 2025. Publication: Flores-Felix JD, Garcia-Fraile P, Saati-Santamaria Z. Harmony in diversity: Reorganizing the families within the order Pseudomonadales. Mol Phylogenet Evol 2025; 0:108321. 🇪🇸
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: JCM: 3; DSM: 3; LMG: 2; KACC: 2; KCTC: 2; CGMCC: 1; NBRC: 1; BCRC: 1; CECT: 1; CCTCC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 8
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 8
Total number of child taxa: 8

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Neptunomonas acidivorans Yang et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Neptunomonas antarctica Zhang et al. 2010	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Neptunomonas concharum Lee et al. 2012	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Neptunomonas japonica Miyazaki et al. 2008	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Neptunomonas marina Chen et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Neptunomonas naphthovorans Hedlund et al. 1999	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Neptunomonas phycophila Frommlet et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Neptunomonas qingdaonensis Liu et al. 2013	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Oceanospirillaceae Garrity et al. 2005

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Oceanospirillaceae fam. nov. In: Brenner DJ, Krieg NR, Staley JT, Garrity GM (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 2 (The Proteobacteria), part B (The Gammaproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 271. 🇺🇸

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