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Genus "Paraperibacillus"
Name: "Paraperibacillus" Ge et al. 2025
Etymology: Pa.ra.pe.ri.ba.cil’lus. Gr. prep. para, beside; N.L. masc. n. Peribacillus, a genus name; N.L. masc. n. Paraperibacillus, resembling the genus Peribacillus
Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Paraperibacill-), pa-ra-pe-ri-ba-KIL-lus
Type species: "Paraperibacillus kribbensis" (Lim et al. 2007) Ge et al. 2025
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Original publication:
Ge ST, Cheng H, Zhong YW, Tang JL, Huang XY, Wei B, Wu YH, Wang CS. Insights into the bacterial fraction of sediments from the South China Sea: physiological, chemotaxonomic, and genomic characterization of seven novel members of the Bacillaceae family. Front Microbiol 2025; 16:1553679. 
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Peribacillus Patel and Gupta 2020
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Peribacillus Patel and Gupta 2020 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Peribacillus Patel and Gupta 2020.
Publication:
Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 4; MCCC: 2; DSM: 2; CCTCC: 1.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Peribacillus Patel and Gupta 2020.
Publication:
Patel S, Gupta RS. A phylogenomic and comparative genomic framework for resolving the polyphyly of the genus Bacillus: Proposal for six new genera of Bacillus species, Peribacillus gen. nov., Cytobacillus gen. nov., Mesobacillus gen. nov., Neobacillus gen. nov., Metabacillus gen. nov. and Alkalihalobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:406-438.
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: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Paraperibacillus deserti" (Zhang et al. 2012) Ge et al. 2025 not validly published synonym "Paraperibacillus esterisolvens" Ge et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name "Paraperibacillus kribbensis" (Lim et al. 2007) Ge et al. 2025 not validly published synonym "Paraperibacillus marinus" Ge et al. 2025 not validly published preferred name
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Ge ST, Cheng H, Zhong YW, Tang JL, Huang XY, Wei B, Wu YH, Wang CS. Insights into the bacterial fraction of sediments from the South China Sea: physiological, chemotaxonomic, and genomic characterization of seven novel members of the Bacillaceae family. Front Microbiol 2025; 16:1553679.
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Record number: 66764
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