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Genus Tardiphaga
Name: Tardiphaga De Meyer et al. 2012
Etymology: Tar.di’pha.ga. L. masc. adj. tardus, slow; Gr. inf. v. phageîn, to eat; N.L. fem. n. Tardiphaga, slow eater
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Tardiphag-), tar-DI-pha-ga
Type species: Tardiphaga robiniae De Meyer et al. 2012
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Effective publication:
De Meyer SE, Coorevits A, Willems A. Tardiphaga robiniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus in the family Bradyrhizobiaceae isolated from Robinia pseudoacacia in Flanders (Belgium). Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:205-214. 
IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Validation list no. 148. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2012; 62:2549-2554.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Notes:
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🧕 De Meyer et al. (2012) assigned this genus to the family Bradyrhizobiaceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
De Meyer SE, Coorevits A, Willems A. Tardiphaga robiniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus in the family Bradyrhizobiaceae isolated from Robinia pseudoacacia in Flanders (Belgium). Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:205-214.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCUG: 1; DSM: 1; LMG: 1; NBRC: 1; CGMCC: 1.
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🧕 De Meyer et al. (2012) assigned this genus to the family Bradyrhizobiaceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
De Meyer SE, Coorevits A, Willems A. Tardiphaga robiniae gen. nov., sp. nov., a new genus in the family Bradyrhizobiaceae isolated from Robinia pseudoacacia in Flanders (Belgium). Syst Appl Microbiol 2012; 35:205-214.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 2
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Tardiphaga alba Bao et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Tardiphaga robiniae De Meyer et al. 2012 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Nitrobacteraceae corrig. Buchanan 1917 (Approved Lists 1980)
Assigned by:
Hordt A, Lopez MG, Meier-Kolthoff JP, Schleuning M, Weinhold LM, Tindall BJ, Gronow S, Kyrpides NC, Woyke T, Goker M. Analysis of 1,000+ Type-Strain Genomes Substantially Improves Taxonomic Classification of Alphaproteobacteria. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:468.
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Record number: 518254
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