Name: "Nitrosovibrio" Harms et al. 1976

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ni.tro.so.vi’bri.o. L. masc. adj. nitrosus, nitrous; N.L. masc. n. vibrio, to move rapidly to and from, to vibrate; N.L. masc. n. Nitrosovibrio, nitrous vibrio, i.e., a vibrio producing nitrite

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Nitrosovibrion-), ni-tro-so-WI-bri-o

Type species: "Nitrosovibrio tenuis" Harms et al. 1976

Original publication: Harms H, Koops HP, Wehrmann H. An ammonia-oxidizing bacterium, Nitrosovibrio tenuis nov. gen. nov. sp. Arch Microbiol 1976; 108:105-111.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "NOVB" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Nitrosovibrio tenuis" Harms et al. 1976	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Nitrosomonadaceae Garrity et al. 2006

Assigned by: Garrity GM, Bell JA, Lilburn T. Family I. Nitrosomonadaceae 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 C (The Alpha-, Beta-, Delta-, and Epsilonproteobacteria), Springer, New York, 2005, p. 864.

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