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Genus "Candidatus Rhodoluna"
Name: "Candidatus Rhodoluna" Hahn 2009
Etymology: Rho.do.lu’na. Gr. masc. adj. rhodeos, rosy; L. fem. n. luna, the moon; N.L. fem. n. Rhodoluna, rosy-red moon, referring to the red pigmentation and the selenoid morphology of the first strain
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Rhodolun-), rho-do-LU-na
Type species: "Candidatus Rhodoluna lacicola" Hahn 2009
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Pro-valid 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. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Garrity GM, Parker CT, Chuvochina M, Trujillo ME. Candidatus list no. 1. Lists of names of prokaryotic Candidatus taxa. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:3956-4042.
Nomenclatural status: not validly published
Nomenclatural pro-status: pro-validly published under the ICNP
Correct name: Rhodoluna Hahn et al. 2014
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Synonyms:
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Name Kind Rhodoluna Hahn et al. 2014 homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
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Notes:
- 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Rodoluna".
- ❗ "Candidatus Rhodoluna" is the pro-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 and legitimate or pro-validly published and pro-legitimate and not rejected and has priority or pro-priority).
- 🧬 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; JCM: 1; LMG: 1.
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: 3
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status "Candidatus Rhodoluna lacicola" Hahn 2009 not validly published synonym "Candidatus Rhodoluna limnophila" Hahn 2009 not validly published synonym "Candidatus Rhodoluna planktonica" Hahn 2009 not validly published pro-correct name
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Parent taxon: Microbacteriaceae Park et al. 1995
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. —
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: 36327
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