Name: Protofrankia Gtari 2023

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pro.to.fran’ki.a. Gr. masc. adj. prôtos, earlier than, prior to; N.L. fem. n. Frankia, a bacterial genus name; N.L. fem. n. Protofrankia, a genus considered here as phylogenetically basal to Frankia

Gender: feminine (stem: Protofranki-)

Type species: Protofrankia coriariae corrig. (Nouioui et al. 2017) Gtari 2023

Effective publication: Gtari M. Taxogenomic status of phylogenetically distant Frankia clusters warrants their elevation to the rank of genus: A description of Protofrankia gen. nov., Parafrankia gen. nov., and Pseudofrankia gen. nov. as three novel genera within the family Frankiaceae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1041425.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Frankia Brunchorst 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudofrankia Gtari 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Frankia Brunchorst 1886 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Parafrankia Gtari 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Frankia Brunchorst 1886 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Nouioui I, Ghodhbane-Gtari F, Rohde M, Klenk HP, Gtari M. Frankia coriariae sp. nov., an infective and effective microsymbiont isolated from Coriaria japonica. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:1266-1270.
  • ❗ Protofrankia 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: CECT: 2; DSM: 2.

Subdivision:

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: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Candidatus Protofrankia californiensis" (Normand et al. 2017) Gtari 2022	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Protofrankia coriaria (Nouioui et al. 2017) Gtari 2023	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
    Protofrankia coriariae corrig. (Nouioui et al. 2017) Gtari 2023	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Candidatus Protofrankia datiscae" (Persson et al. 2011) Gtari 2022	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)

Parent taxon: Frankiaceae Becking 1970 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Gtari M. Taxogenomic status of phylogenetically distant Frankia clusters warrants their elevation to the rank of genus: A description of Protofrankia gen. nov., Parafrankia gen. nov., and Pseudofrankia gen. nov. as three novel genera within the family Frankiaceae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1041425.

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Record number: 37228