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Genus Paenirhodobacter
Name: Paenirhodobacter Wang et al. 2014
Etymology: Pa.e.ni.rho.do.bac’ter. L. adv. paene, almost; L. vowel -i-, connecting vowel; N.L. masc. n. Rhodobacter, a bacterial genus name; N.L. masc. n. Paenirhodobacter, almost a Rhodobacter
Gender: masculine (stem: Paenirhodobacter-)
Type species: Paenirhodobacter enshiensis Wang et al. 2014
Valid publication:
Wang D, Liu H, Zheng S, Wang G. Paenirhodobacter enshiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a non-photosynthetic bacterium isolated from soil, and emended descriptions of the genera Rhodobacter and Haematobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:551-558. 
IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 2 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:1459-1460.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Stagnihabitans Ma et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Sinorhodobacter Yang et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling Sedimentimonas Mu et al. 2024 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Sinirhodobacter corrig. Yang et al. 2018 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Park et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Park S, Park JM, Kang CH, Yoon JH. Confluentimicrobium lipolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel lipolytic alphaproteobacterium isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater spring, and emended description of Actibacterium mucosum Lucena et al. 2012. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:969-977.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Rhodobacter Imhoff et al. 1984.
Publication:
Huang MH, Zhang DF, Wang HC, He W, Song XR. Description of Rhodobacter flavimaris sp. nov. and proposal of the genera Paenirhodobacter, Sedimentimonas, and Sinirhodobacter as synonyms of Rhodobacter. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6540.
- ❗ Paenirhodobacter 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: KCTC: 3; CGMCC: 1.
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🧕 Park et al. (2014) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Park S, Park JM, Kang CH, Yoon JH. Confluentimicrobium lipolyticum gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel lipolytic alphaproteobacterium isolated from the junction between the ocean and a freshwater spring, and emended description of Actibacterium mucosum Lucena et al. 2012. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2014; 106:969-977.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 5
Total number of child taxa: 5
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Paenirhodobacter enshiensis Wang et al. 2014 validly published under the ICNP synonym Paenirhodobacter ferrireducens (Yang et al. 2018) Huang et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Paenirhodobacter hankyongi (Lee et al. 2020) Huang et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Paenirhodobacter huangdaonensis (Xi et al. 2019) Huang et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym Paenirhodobacter populi (Xu et al. 2019) Huang et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Paracoccaceae Liang et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638.
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Record number: 518486
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