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Genus Sediminicurvatus
Name: Sediminicurvatus León et al. 2025
Etymology: Se.di.mi.ni.cur.va’tus. L. neut. n. sedimen, sediment (gen. sedminis); L. masc. perf. part. curvatus, curved; N.L. masc. n. Sediminicurvatus, a curved rod living in sediment
Gender, pronunciation (Latin): masculine (stem: Sediminicurvat-), se-di-mi-ni-kur-WA-tus
Type species: Sediminicurvatus halobius (Gong et al. 2023) León et al. 2025
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
Leon MJ, Vera-Gargallo B, de la Haba RR, Sanchez-Porro C, Ventosa A. Integrating genomic evidence for an updated taxonomy of the bacterial genus Spiribacter. Sci Rep 2024; 14:30057. 
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IJSEM list:
Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 224. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6801.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Spiribacter León et al. 2014.
Publication:
Gong Y, Ma L, Du Z-Z, Zheng W-S, Lu D-C, et al. Spiribacter halobius sp. nov., a novel halophilic Gammaproteobacterium with a relatively large genome. Front Mar Sci 2022; 9:1028967. 🇨🇳
- 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.03596 (N = 1).
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: KCTC: 1; MCCC: 1.
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🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Spiribacter León et al. 2014.
Publication:
Gong Y, Ma L, Du Z-Z, Zheng W-S, Lu D-C, et al. Spiribacter halobius sp. nov., a novel halophilic Gammaproteobacterium with a relatively large genome. Front Mar Sci 2022; 9:1028967.
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
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Sediminicurvatus halobius (Gong et al. 2023) León et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Ectothiorhodospiraceae Imhoff 1984
Assigned by:
Leon MJ, Vera-Gargallo B, de la Haba RR, Sanchez-Porro C, Ventosa A. Integrating genomic evidence for an updated taxonomy of the bacterial genus Spiribacter. Sci Rep 2024; 14:30057. 🇪🇸
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Record number: 66867
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