Name: "Poindextera" Hallgren et al. 2025

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Poin.dex’te.ra. N.L. fem. n. Poindextera, named after Jeanne S. Poindexter, who contributed greatly to the study of the Caulobacteraceae

Gender: feminine (stem: Poindexter-)

Type species: "Poindextera montana" (Tang et al. 2024) Hallgren et al. 2025

Original publication: Hallgren J, Dharamshi JE, Rodriguez-Gijon A, Nuy J, Garcia SL, Jonas K. Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales. Nat Commun 2025; 16:11003. 🇸🇪

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985	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 Phenylobacterium Lingens et al. 1985. Publication: Tang Y, Huang J, Huang B, Du J, Zhang C, Long Q, Li Y, Guo Z, Liu Q. Phenylobacterium montanum sp. nov., an oligotrophic, slightly acidophilic mesophile isolated from sandy soil. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6463. 🇨🇳
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: NBRC: 1; CGMCC: 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: 0
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Poindextera montana" (Tang et al. 2024) Hallgren et al. 2025	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Caulobacteraceae Henrici and Johnson 1935 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Hallgren J, Dharamshi JE, Rodriguez-Gijon A, Nuy J, Garcia SL, Jonas K. Widespread potential for phototrophy and convergent reduction of lifecycle complexity in the dimorphic order Caulobacterales. Nat Commun 2025; 16:11003. 🇸🇪

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