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Genus Rhodoluna
Name: Rhodoluna Hahn et al. 2014
Etymology: Rho.do.lu’na. Gr. neut. n. rhodon, the rose; L. fem. n. luna, the moon; N.L. fem. n. Rhodoluna, red-coloured moon, referring to the red pigmentation and the seemingly selenoid (crescent shape) morphology of the strain
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Rhodolun-), rho-do-LU-na
Type species: Rhodoluna lacicola Hahn et al. 2014
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Hahn MW, Schmidt J, Taipale SJ, Doolittle WF, Koll U. Rhodoluna lacicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a planktonic freshwater bacterium with stream-lined genome. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3254-3263. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 64, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3923-3925.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind "Candidatus Rhodoluna" Hahn 2009 homotypic synonym, pro-validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Rhodoluna" Hahn 2009.
Publication:
Hahn MW. Description of seven candidate species affiliated with the phylum Actinobacteria, representing planktonic freshwater bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:112-117. 🇦🇹
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Rodoluna".
- 😢 The terminology used by the authors is in line with many other taxonomic studies and does not negatively affect their main results; some improvements may nevertheless be possible. Contrasting the term "chemotaxonomic" with "phenotypic" is not recommended. Using the term "phylogenetic data" (or equivalent) for sequence data is not advocated. See the LPSN phylogeny page for details. Publication: Göker M. What can genome analysis offer for bacteria? In: Bridge P, Smith D, Stackebrandt E (eds), Trends in the systematics of bacteria and fungi, CAB International, Wallingford, 2021, p. 255-281. 🇬🇧
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03401 (N = 8).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; LMG: 1; JCM: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus "Candidatus Rhodoluna" Hahn 2009.
Publication:
Hahn MW. Description of seven candidate species affiliated with the phylum Actinobacteria, representing planktonic freshwater bacteria. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:112-117.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Rhodoluna lacicola Hahn et al. 2014 validly published under the ICNP correct name Rhodoluna limnophila Pitt et al. 2019 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
Assigned by:
Hahn MW, Schmidt J, Taipale SJ, Doolittle WF, Koll U. Rhodoluna lacicola gen. nov., sp. nov., a planktonic freshwater bacterium with stream-lined genome. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:3254-3263. 🇦🇹
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Record number: 518607
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