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Genus Pontibrevibacter
Name: Pontibrevibacter Liang et al. 2022
Etymology: Pon.ti.bre.vi.bac’ter. L. masc. n. pontus, the sea; L. masc./fem. adj. brevis, short; N.L. masc. n. bacter, rod; N.L. masc. n. Pontibrevibacter, a short rod-shaped bacterium from the sea
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Pontibrevibacter-), pon-ti-bre-wi-BAK-ter
Type species: Pontibrevibacter nitratireducens Liang et al. 2022
Valid publication:
Liang HY, Sun C, Xu L, Xu XW, Cheng H, Wan Y. Pontibrevibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from seawater of the Indian Ocean and intertidal zone. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5341. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5476.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Pontivivens Park et al. 2015
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Monaibacterium Chernikova et al. 2017 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pontivivens Park et al. 2015 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🧕 Liang et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Liang HY, Sun C, Xu L, Xu XW, Cheng H, Wan Y. Pontibrevibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from seawater of the Indian Ocean and intertidal zone. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5341. 🇨🇳
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🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Pontivivens Park et al. 2015.
Publication:
Huang Z, Li M, Oren A, Lai Q. Genome-based analysis of the family Paracoccaceae and description of Ostreiculturibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from an oyster farm on a tidal flat. Front Microbiol 2024; 15:1376777. 🇨🇳
- ❗ Pontibrevibacter 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; MCCC: 1; KCTC: 1.
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🧕 Liang et al. (2022) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Liang HY, Sun C, Xu L, Xu XW, Cheng H, Wan Y. Pontibrevibacter nitratireducens gen. nov., sp. nov., a member of the family Rhodobacteraceae isolated from seawater of the Indian Ocean and intertidal zone. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5341.
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 Pontibrevibacter nitratireducens Liang et al. 2022 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: 28372
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