Name: Serpens Hespell 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: L. fem. n. Serpens, snake, serpent

Gender: feminine (stem: Serpent-)

Type species: Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

Effective publication: Hespell RB. Serpens flexibilis gen. nov., sp. nov., an unusually flexible lactate-oxidizing bacterium. International Journal of Systematic Bacteriology 1977; 27:371-381.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name
    Geopseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Metapseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Ectopseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Aquipseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Caenipseudomonas" Rudra and Gupta 2024	heterotypic synonym, not validly published
    Phytopseudomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Zestomonas Rudra and Gupta 2024	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Flavimonas Holmes et al. 1987	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Chryseomonas Holmes et al. 1986	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧕 Cavalier-Smith (1981) assigned this genus to the subkingdom "Eubacteria" Cavalier-Smith 1981. Publication: Cavalier-Smith T. Eukaryote kingdoms: seven or nine? Biosystems 1981; 14:461-481.
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Pseudomonas Migula 1894 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Shin SK, Hwang CY, Cho YJ, Yi H. Reclassification of Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 as Pseudomonas flexibilis comb. nov., with Pseudomonas tuomuerensis Xin et al. 2009 as a later heterotypic synonym. Syst Appl Microbiol 2015; 38:563-566.
  • ❗ Serpens 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: DSM: 3; NCTC: 2; CECT: 1; JCM: 1; CGMCC: 1; ATCC: 1.
  • 🧍 Pittman et al. (1991) suggested the abbreviation "SRPN" for this genus name but this does not appear to be of practical relevance any longer. Publication: Pittman KF, Walczak CA, Lock CM. Codes and abbreviations for approved of effectively published names of genera of bacteria published from January 1980 to December 1990. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1991; 41:571-579.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 3
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Serpens flexibilis Hespell 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Serpens gallinarum Pallen 2024	validly published under the ICNP	orphaned species
    "Serpens gallinarum" Gilroy et al. 2021	not validly published	synonym (and no standing)
    Serpens tuomuerensis (Xin et al. 2009) Rudra and Gupta 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Pseudomonadaceae Winslow et al. 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Yilmaz P, Parfrey LW, Yarza P, Gerken J, Pruesse E, Quast C, Schweer T, Peplies J, Ludwig W, Glöckner FO. The SILVA and “all-species living tree project (LTP)” taxonomic frameworks. Nucleic Acids Research 2014; 42(D1):D643-D648.

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