Genus Rivihabitans

Name: Rivihabitans Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Category, proposed as: genus, gen. nov.

Etymology: Ri.vi.ha’bi.tans. L. masc. n. rivus, creek or small river; L. pres. part. habitans, inhabiting; N.L. masc. n. Rivihabitans, river dweller

Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Rivihabitant-), ri-wi-HA-bi-tans

Type species: Rivihabitans pingtungensis (Sheu et al. 2014) Deshmukh and Oren 2023

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Eoetvoesiella gen. nov., Paludihabitans gen. nov., Rivihabitans gen. nov. and Salella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Eoetvoesia, Paludicola, Rivicola and Sala, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5901. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5996.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rivicola Sheu et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Rivicola Sheu et al. 2014. Publication: Sheu SY, Chen JC, Young CC, Chen WM. Rivicola pingtungensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a new member of the family Neisseriaceae isolated from a freshwater river. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2014; 64:2009-2016. 🇹🇼
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; BCRC: 1; DSM: 1; LMG: 1.
  • 🧍 See also Deshmukh and Oren (2023). Publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Corrigendum: Proposal of Eoetvoesiella gen. nov., Paludihabitans gen. nov., Rivihabitans gen. nov., and Salella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Eoetvoesia, Paludicola, Rivicola, and Sala, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5954. 🇮🇱

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 1
Total number of child taxa: 1

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Rivihabitans pingtungensis (Sheu et al. 2014) Deshmukh and Oren 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Neisseriaceae Prévot 1933 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Eoetvoesiella gen. nov., Paludihabitans gen. nov., Rivihabitans gen. nov. and Salella gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Eoetvoesia, Paludicola, Rivicola and Sala, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5901. 🇮🇱

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