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Genus Pontivivens
Name: Pontivivens Park et al. 2015
Etymology: Pon.ti.vi’vens. L. masc. n. pontus, the sea; L. pres. part. vivens, living; N.L. neut. n. Pontivivens, living in the sea
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Pontivivent-), pon-ti-WI-wens
Type species: Pontivivens insulae Park et al. 2015
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Park S, Won SM, Park JM, Jung YT, Yoon JH. Pontivivens insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2896-2902. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 65, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:4294-4296.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Monaibacterium Chernikova et al. 2017 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP Pontibrevibacter Liang et al. 2022 heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Emendations:
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Huang et al. 2024
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. 🇨🇳
Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 41. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6561.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.
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Huang et al. 2024
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.
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Notes:
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🧕 Park et al. (2015) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Park S, Won SM, Park JM, Jung YT, Yoon JH. Pontivivens insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2896-2902. 🇰🇷
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 2; MCCC: 2; CGMCC: 1; JCM: 1; DSM: 1; CECT: 1; LMG: 1.
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🧕 Park et al. (2015) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Park S, Won SM, Park JM, Jung YT, Yoon JH. Pontivivens insulae gen. nov., sp. nov., isolated from seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:2896-2902.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 4
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 4
Total number of child taxa: 4
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Pontivivens insulae Park et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pontivivens marinum (Chernikova et al. 2017) Huang et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pontivivens nitratireducens (Liang et al. 2022) Huang et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Pontivivens ytuae Wang et al. 2021 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
Parte AC, Sarda Carbasse J, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Reimer LC, Goker M. List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5607-5612. 🇩🇪
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Record number: 518783
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