Name: "Prosthecodimorpha" Vasilyeva et al. 2022

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pros.the.co.di.mor’pha. Gr. fem. n. prosthêkê, appendage; Gr. masc./fem. adj. dimorphos, two-formed; N.L. fem. n. Prosthecodimorpha, an appendaged dimorphic organism

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Prosthecodimorph-), pros-t^he-ko-di-MOR-p^ha

Type species: "Prosthecodimorpha hirschii" (Staley 1984) Vasilyeva et al. 2022

Original publication: Vasilyeva L, Grouzdev D, Koziaeva V, Berestovskaya Y, Novikov A, Pimenov N. Prosthecodimorpha staleyi gen. nov., sp. nov., Novel Prosthecate Bacteria within the Family Ancalomicrobiaceae and Reclassification of the Polyphyletic Genus Prosthecomicrobium. Microbiology 2022; 91:479-488. 🇷🇺

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Prosthecodimorpha Vasilyeva et al. 2025

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Prosthecodimorpha Vasilyeva et al. 2025	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: UQM: 2; DSM: 2; ATCC: 1; VKM: 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: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Prosthecodimorpha hirschii" (Staley 1984) Vasilyeva et al. 2022	not validly published	synonym
    "Prosthecodimorpha staleyi" Vasilyeva et al. 2022	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Ancalomicrobiaceae Dahal et al. 2018

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. — Vasilyeva L, Grouzdev D, Koziaeva V, Berestovskaya Y, Novikov A, et al. Erratum to: Prosthecodimorpha staleyi gen. nov., sp. nov., novel prosthecate bacteria within the family Ancalomicrobiaceae and reclassification of the polyphyletic genus Prosthecomicrobium. Microbiology 2024; 93:989-990. 🇷🇺

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