Name: Petropleomorpha Li 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pe.tro.ple.o.mor’pha. Gr. fem. n. petra, rock, referring to petroleum; Gr. neut. adj. pleon, more; Gr. fem. n. morphê, shape or form; N.L. fem. n. Petropleomorpha, organism showing multiple forms and derived from petroleum-contaminated soil

Gender: feminine (stem: Petropleomorph-)

Type species: Petropleomorpha daqingensis (Wang et al. 2017) Li 2023

Valid publication: Li MS. Replacement of the illegitimate name Pleomorpha daqingensis (Wang et al. 2017) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023 with the oldest legitimate name Geodermatophilus daqingensis Wang et al. 2017 and proposal to attribute this species to Petropleomorpha daqingensis (Wang et al. 2017) Li 2023 comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6079.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6145.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pleomorpha Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name
    "Pleomorpha" Montero-Calasanz et al. 2022	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Geodermatophilus Luedemann 1968 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Wang Y, Zhang L, Zhang X, Huang J, Zhao Y, Zhao Y, Liu J, Huang C, Wang J, Hu Y, et al. Geodermatophilus daqingensis sp. nov., isolated from petroleum-contaminated soil. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:803-809.
  • ❗ Petropleomorpha 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: CGMCC: 1; DSM: 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: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Petropleomorpha daqingensis (Wang et al. 2017) Li 2023	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Geodermatophilaceae Normand 2006

Assigned by: Li MS. Replacement of the illegitimate name Pleomorpha daqingensis (Wang et al. 2017) Montero-Calasanz et al. 2023 with the oldest legitimate name Geodermatophilus daqingensis Wang et al. 2017 and proposal to attribute this species to Petropleomorpha daqingensis (Wang et al. 2017) Li 2023 comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:6079.

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