Name: Paenilisteria Bouznada et al. 2025

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pae.ni.lis.te’ri.a. L. adv. paene, almost; N.L. fem. n. Listeria, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Paenilisteria, almost Listeria, referring to the phenotypic resemblance to the genus Listeria (Orsi and Wiedmann 2016; Orsi et al. 2023)

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Paenilisteri-), pa͡e-ni-lis-TE-ri-a

Type species: Paenilisteria rocourtiae (Leclercq et al. 2010) Bouznada et al. 2025

Effective publication: Bouznada K, Belaouni HA, Saker R, Chaabane Chaouch F, Meklat A. Phylogenomic analyses of the Listeriaceae family support species reclassification and proposal of a new family and new genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:18. 🇩🇿

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

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Listeria Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Murraya" Bouznada et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Murraya" Stuart and Welshimer 1971	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Mesolisteria" Bouznada et al. 2025	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Mesolisteria" Orsi and Wiedmann 2016	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Paenilisteria" Orsi and Wiedmann 2016	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Listeria Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Listeria Pirie 1940 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Leclercq A, Clermont D, Bizet C, Grimont PA, Le Fleche-Mateos A, Roche SM, Buchrieser C, Cadet-Daniel V, Le Monnier A, Lecuit M, et al. Listeria rocourtiae sp. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2010; 60:2210-2214. 🇫🇷
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Weller et al. (2015). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • ❗ Paenilisteria 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 BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: LMG: 8; DSM: 7; BEI: 3; NCTC: 2; CECT: 2; CCUG: 2; CIP: 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: 6
Total number of child taxa: 9

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Paenilisteria booriae" (Weller et al. 2015) Bouznada et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym
    "Paenilisteria cornellensis" (Den Bakker et al. 2014) Bouznada et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym
    "Paenilisteria grandensis" (Den Bakker et al. 2014) Bouznada et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym
    Paenilisteria newyorkensis (Weller et al. 2015) Bouznada et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Paenilisteria portnoyi (Carlin et al. 2021) Bouznada et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Paenilisteria riparia (Den Bakker et al. 2014) Bouznada et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Paenilisteria rocourtiae (Leclercq et al. 2010) Bouznada et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Paenilisteria rustica (Carlin et al. 2021) Bouznada et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Paenilisteria weihenstephanensis (Lang Halter et al. 2013) Bouznada et al. 2025	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Listeriaceae Ludwig et al. 2010

Assigned by: Bouznada K, Belaouni HA, Saker R, Chaabane Chaouch F, Meklat A. Phylogenomic analyses of the Listeriaceae family support species reclassification and proposal of a new family and new genera. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2024; 118:18. 🇩🇿

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