Name: Ruoffia Fotedar et al. 2021

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ru.off’i.a. N.L. fem. n. Ruoffia, named after Kathryn L. Ruoff an American microbiologist, in recognition of her contributions to the microbiology of Gram-stain-positive cocci

Gender: feminine (stem: Ruoffi-)

Type species: Ruoffia tabacinasalis (Collins et al. 1999) Fotedar et al. 2021

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Fotedar R, Sankaranarayanan K, Caldwell ME, Zeyara A, Al Malki A, Kaul R, Al Shamari H, Ali M, Al Marri M, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Facklamia ignava, Facklamia sourekii and Facklamia tabacinasalis as Falseniella ignava gen. nov., comb. nov., Hutsoniella sourekii gen. nov., comb. nov., and Ruoffia tabacinasalis gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Ruoffia halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from hypersaline Inland Sea of Qatar. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1181-1193.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 202. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5096.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Facklamia Collins et al. 1997

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Facklamia Collins et al. 1997	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Hutsoniella Fotedar et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Falseniella Fotedar et al. 2021	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Facklamia Collins et al. 1997. Publication: Collins MD, Hutson RA, Falsen E, Sjoden B. Facklamia tabacinasalis sp. nov., from powdered tobacco. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1247-1250.
  • ❗ Ruoffia is the 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, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCUG: 2; ATCC: 1; CIP: 1; LMG: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Ruoffia halotolerans Fotedar et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	orphaned species
    Ruoffia tabacinasalis (Collins et al. 1999) Fotedar et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Aerococcaceae Ludwig et al. 2010

Assigned by: Fotedar R, Sankaranarayanan K, Caldwell ME, Zeyara A, Al Malki A, Kaul R, Al Shamari H, Ali M, Al Marri M, Lawson PA. Reclassification of Facklamia ignava, Facklamia sourekii and Facklamia tabacinasalis as Falseniella ignava gen. nov., comb. nov., Hutsoniella sourekii gen. nov., comb. nov., and Ruoffia tabacinasalis gen. nov., comb. nov., and description of Ruoffia halotolerans sp. nov., isolated from hypersaline Inland Sea of Qatar. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2021; 114:1181-1193.

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