Name: "Pseudopelobacter" Waite et al. 2020

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Pseu.do.pe.lo.bac’ter. Gr. masc./fem. adj. pseudês, false; N.L. masc. n. Pelobacter, a bacterial genus name; N.L. masc. n. Pseudopelobacter, false Pelobacter

Gender, pronunciation: masculine (stem: Pseudopelobacter-), pse͡u-do-pe-lo-BAK-ter

Type species: "Pseudopelobacter propionicus" (Schink 1984) Waite et al. 2020

Original publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Pelobacter Schink and Pfennig 1983

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Seleniibacterium Waite et al. 2020	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pelobacter Schink and Pfennig 1983	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Pseudopelobacteraceae" Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.
  • 🧕 Waite et al. (2020) assigned this genus to the family "Pseudopelobacteraceae" Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Pelobacter Schink and Pfennig 1983. Publication: Schink B. Fermentation of 2,3-butanediol by Pelobacter carbinolicus sp. nov. and Pelobacter propionicus sp. nov., and evidence for propionate formation from C2 compounds. Arch. Microbiol. 1984; 137:33-41.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 3; ATCC: 2; JCM: 1; NBRC: 1.
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published: type species not validly published. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

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: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Pseudopelobacter chapellei" (Coates et al. 2001) Waite et al. 2020	not validly published	synonym
    "Candidatus Pseudopelobacter ferreus" Lambrecht et al. 2021	not validly published	orphaned species
    "Pseudopelobacter propionicus" (Schink 1984) Waite et al. 2020	not validly published	synonym
    "Pseudopelobacter psychrophilus" (Nevin et al. 2005) Waite et al. 2020	not validly published	synonym

Parent taxon: Desulfuromonadaceae corrig. Kuever et al. 2006

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: 17410