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Genus Pleomorphobacterium
Name: Pleomorphobacterium Yin et al. 2013
Etymology: Ple.o.mor.pho.bac.te’ri.um. Gr. neut. adj. pleon, more; Gr. fem. n. morphê, form, shape; -o-, connecting vowel; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, rod or staff and, in biology, a bacterium (so called because the first ones observed were rod-shaped); N.L. neut. n. Pleomorphobacterium, a pleomorphic bacterium
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Pleomorphobacteri-), ple-o-mor-pho-bak-TE-ri-um
Type species: Pleomorphobacterium xiamenense Yin et al. 2013
Valid publication:
Yin D, Chen L, Ao J, Ai C, Chen X. Pleomorphobacterium xiamenense gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderate thermophile isolated from a terrestrial hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1868-1873. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2755-2756.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Oceanicella Albuquerque et al. 2012
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Oceanicella Albuquerque et al. 2012 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Yin et al. (2013) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Yin D, Chen L, Ao J, Ai C, Chen X. Pleomorphobacterium xiamenense gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderate thermophile isolated from a terrestrial hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1868-1873. 🇨🇳
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Oceanicella Albuquerque et al. 2012.
Publication:
Albuquerque L, Rainey FA, Nobre MF, da Costa MS. Oceanicella actignis gen. nov., sp. nov., a halophilic slightly thermophilic member of the Alphaproteobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:385-389. 🇵🇹
- ❗ Pleomorphobacterium 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: MCCC: 1; LMG: 1; CGMCC: 1; DSM: 1.
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🧕 Yin et al. (2013) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Yin D, Chen L, Ao J, Ai C, Chen X. Pleomorphobacterium xiamenense gen. nov., sp. nov., a moderate thermophile isolated from a terrestrial hot spring. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:1868-1873.
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 Pleomorphobacterium xiamenense Yin et al. 2013 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: 518353
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