Name: "Profundibacterium" Lai 2012
Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.
Etymology: Pro.fun.di.bac.te’ri.um. L. neut. adj. profundum, the depths of the sea; N.L. neut. n. bacterium, staff, rod and, in biology, a bacterium; N.L. neut. n. Profundibacterium, a bacterium from the depths of the sea
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): neuter (stem: Profundibacteri-), pro-fun-di-bak-TE-ri-um
Original publication: Lai PY. Novel bacteria from the Red Sea. Hong Kong University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong, 2012.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)
Correct name: Profundibacterium Lai et al. 2013
| Name | Kind |
|---|---|
| Profundibacterium Lai et al. 2013 | homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP |
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: 2
| Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
|---|---|---|
| "Profundibacterium mesophila" Lai 2012 | inaccurate spelling | misspelling |
| "Profundibacterium mesophilum" corrig. Lai 2012 | not validly published | synonym |
Parent taxon: Roseobacteraceae Liang et al. 2021
Assigned by:
LPSN automated production system. The following publication is only one of the sources consulted.
It may or may not mention this taxon name. —
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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