Genus Rhodopirellula

Name: Rhodopirellula Schlesner et al. 2004

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Rho.do.pi.rel’lu.la. Gr. neut. n. rhodon, a rose; N.L. fem. dim. n. Pirellula, name of a bacterial genus; N.L. fem. dim. n. Rhodopirellula, a red Pirellula

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): feminine (stem: Rhodopirellul-), r^ho-do-pi-REL-lu-la

Type species: Rhodopirellula baltica Schlesner et al. 2004

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Schlesner H, Rensmann C, Tindall BJ, Gade D, Rabus R, Pfeiffer S, Hirsch P. Taxonomic heterogeneity within the Planctomycetales as derived by DNA-DNA hybridization, description of Rhodopirellula baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., transfer of Pirellula marina to the genus Blastopirellula gen. nov. as Blastopirellula marina comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Pirellula. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1567-1580. 🇩🇪

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 54, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:3-5.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Neorhodopirellula Sreya et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Allorhodopirellula Sreya et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aporhodopirellula Sreya et al. 2023	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Frank 2011 Frank CS. Polyphasische Taxonomie, Kerngenom und Lebenszyklus von Rhodopirellula-Stämmen (Dissertation). Universität Bremen, Bremen, 2011. 🇩🇪
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
    • 🧍 As of 2023-09-01 this emendation was not yet included in an IJSEM List of Changes in Taxonomic Opinion.
  • Bondoso et al. 2014 Bondoso J, Albuquerque L, Lobo-da-Cunha A, da Costa MS, Harder J, Lage OM. Rhodopirellula lusitana sp. nov. and Rhodopirellula rubra sp. nov., isolated from the surface of macroalgae. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:157-164. 🇵🇹 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 21. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:7-10.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.
  • Kallscheuer et al. 2020 Kallscheuer N, Wiegand S, Jogler M, Boedeker C, Peeters SH, Rast P, Heuer A, Jetten MSM, Rohde M, Jogler C. Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis sp. nov., Rhodopirellula pilleata sp. nov., and Rhodopirellula solitaria sp. nov. isolated from natural or artificial marine surfaces in Northern Germany and California, USA, and emended description of the genus Rhodopirellula. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2020; 113:1737-1750. 🇩🇪 Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 34. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4816.
    Notes:
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 3 new species in the genus.
  • Sreya et al. 2023 Sreya P, Suresh G, Rai A, Ria B, Vighnesh L, Agre VC, Jagadeeshwari U, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Revisiting the taxonomy of the genus Rhodopirellula with the proposal for reclassification of the genus to Rhodopirellula sensu stricto, Aporhodopirellula gen. nov., Allorhodopirellula gen. nov. and Neorhodopirellula gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:243-264. 🇮🇳 Oren A, Göker M. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 38. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5923.
    Notes:
    • ⊖ Emendation accompanied by the removal of 6 species from the genus.
    • ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Schlesner et al. (2004) assigned this genus to the family Planctomycetaceae Schlesner and Stackebrandt 1987. Publication: Schlesner H, Rensmann C, Tindall BJ, Gade D, Rabus R, Pfeiffer S, Hirsch P. Taxonomic heterogeneity within the Planctomycetales as derived by DNA-DNA hybridization, description of Rhodopirellula baltica gen. nov., sp. nov., transfer of Pirellula marina to the genus Blastopirellula gen. nov. as Blastopirellula marina comb. nov. and emended description of the genus Pirellula. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2004; 54:1567-1580. 🇩🇪
  • 🙄 This taxon name is occasionally misprinted (or affected by an OCR error) in some sources as: "Rhodopiorellula"; "Rhodopirellul"; "Rhodopirulella"; "Rhodospirellula".
  • 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Kallscheuer et al. (2020). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 18; JCM: 13; LMG: 5; CECT: 3; VKM: 2; KCTC: 1; NBRC: 1; NCIMB: 1; NCCB: 1; KACC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 11
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 14
Total number of child taxa: 23

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Rhodopirellula aestuarii Vitorino et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Rhodopirellula bahusiensis" Frank 2011	not validly published	synonym
    Rhodopirellula bahusiensis Frank 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rhodopirellula baltica Schlesner et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rhodopirellula caenicola Yoon et al. 2015	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    "Rhodopirellula clava" Frank 2011	not validly published	preferred name
    Rhodopirellula europaea Frank 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Rhodopirellula europaea" Frank 2011	not validly published	synonym
    "Rhodopirellula flandrensis" Frank 2011	not validly published	preferred name
    "Rhodopirellula gimesia" Frank 2011	not validly published	preferred name
    "Rhodopirellula halodulae" Sreya et al. 2024	not validly published	preferred name
    Rhodopirellula heiligendammensis Kallscheuer et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Rhodopirellula islandica" Kizina et al. 2015	not validly published	preferred name
    Rhodopirellula lusitana Bondoso et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Rhodopirellula magna" Frank 2011	not validly published	preferred name
    Rhodopirellula maiorica Frank 2026	validly published under the ICNP, belated name	synonym
    Rhodopirellula philippinensis Frank 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rhodopirellula pilleata Kallscheuer et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rhodopirellula rosea Roh et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Rhodopirellula rubra Bondoso et al. 2014	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    "Rhodopirellula sallentina" Frank 2011	not validly published	synonym
    Rhodopirellula solitaria Kallscheuer et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Rhodopirellula syltensis Frank 2026	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Pirellulaceae Dedysh et al. 2020

Assigned by: Dedysh SN, Kulichevskaya IS, Beletsky AV, Ivanova AA, Rijpstra WIC, Damste JSS, Mardanov AV, Ravin NV. Lacipirellula parvula gen. nov., sp. nov., representing a lineage of planctomycetes widespread in low-oxygen habitats, description of the family Lacipirellulaceae fam. nov. and proposal of the orders Pirellulales ord. nov., Gemmatales ord. nov. and Isosphaerales ord. nov. Syst Appl Microbiol 2020; 43:126050. 🇷🇺

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