Name: "Polymorphum" Cai et al. 2011

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Po.ly.mor’phum. N.L. neut. n. Polymorphum, referring to polymorphic cells; from Gr. neut. adj. polymorphon, multiform

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Polymorph-), po-ly-MOR-p^hum

Type species: "Polymorphum gilvum" Cai et al. 2011

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Cai M, Wang L, Cai H, Li Y, Tang YQ, Wu XL. Rubrimonas shengliensis sp. nov. and Polymorphum gilvum gen. nov., sp. nov., novel members of Alphaproteobacteria from crude oil contaminated saline soil. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:321-327. 🇨🇳

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: preferred name (not correct name)

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Cai et al. (2011) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006. Publication: Cai M, Wang L, Cai H, Li Y, Tang YQ, Wu XL. Rubrimonas shengliensis sp. nov. and Polymorphum gilvum gen. nov., sp. nov., novel members of Alphaproteobacteria from crude oil contaminated saline soil. Syst Appl Microbiol 2011; 34:321-327. 🇨🇳
  • 🧕 Göker (2022) assigned this genus to the family Paracoccaceae Liang et al. 2022. Publication: Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638. 🇩🇪
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CGMCC: 1; LMG: 1.
  • 💥 This name is a homonym of Polymorphum N.N. (botanical) [from Catalogue of Life].

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
    "Polymorphum gilvum" Cai et al. 2011	not validly published	preferred name

Parent taxon: Agaricicolaceae Li et al. 2026

Assigned by: Li M, Wang C, Huang J, Wang G. Vitamin B(12) sharing Jujubicoccus corallicola gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from coral Porites sp. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:7244. 🇨🇳

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