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Genus Pelagibacillus
Name: Pelagibacillus Kim et al. 2007
Etymology: Pe.la.gi.ba.cil.lus. L. neut. n. pelagus, the sea; L. masc. n. bacillus, small rod; N.L. masc. n. Pelagibacillus, bacillus pertaining to the sea
Gender: masculine (stem: Pelagibacill-)
Type species: Pelagibacillus goriensis Kim et al. 2007
Valid publication:
Kim YG, Hwang CY, Yoo KW, Moon HT, Yoon JH, Cho BC. Pelagibacillus goriensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderately halotolerant bacterium isolated from coastal water off the east coast of Korea. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:1554-1560. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 57, part 7 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2007; 57:2189-2190.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Terribacillus An et al. 2007
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Terribacillus An et al. 2007 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 Terribacillus An et al. 2007.
Publication:
Krishnamurthi S, Chakrabarti T. Proposal for transfer of Pelagibacillus goriensis Kim et al. 2007 to the genus Terribacillus as Terribacillus goriensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2287-2291.
- ❗ Pelagibacillus 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: DSM: 1; KCCM: 1.
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Terribacillus An et al. 2007.
Publication:
Krishnamurthi S, Chakrabarti T. Proposal for transfer of Pelagibacillus goriensis Kim et al. 2007 to the genus Terribacillus as Terribacillus goriensis comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2287-2291.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Pelagibacillus goriensis Kim et al. 2007 validly published under the ICNP synonym
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Parent taxon: Bacillaceae Fischer 1895 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by: Ludwig W, Schleifer K-H, Whitman WB. Class I. Bacilli class nov. In: De Vos P, Garrity GM, Jones D, Krieg NR, Ludwig W, Rainey FA, K.-H. S, Whitman WB (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematic Bacteriology, 2nd edn, vol. 3 (The Firmicutes), Springer, New York, 2009, p. 19-20.
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Record number: 517611
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