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Genus Thioclava
Name: Thioclava Sorokin et al. 2005
Etymology: Thi.o.cla’va. Gr. neut. n. theîon, sulfur; L. fem. n. clava, stick, staff, cudgel, club; N.L. fem. n. Thioclava, sulfur-oxidizing swollen rod
Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Thioclav-), thi-o-KLA-wa
Type species: Thioclava pacifica Sorokin et al. 2005
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication:
Sorokin DY, Tourova TP, Spiridonova EM, Rainey FA, Muyzer G. Thioclava pacifica gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel facultatively autotrophic, marine, sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from a near-shore sulfidic hydrothermal area. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1069-1075. 
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IJSEM list:
Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 55, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2005; 55:1747-1749.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
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Emendations:
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Zhang et al. 2013
Zhang R, Lai Q, Wang W, Li S, Shao Z. Thioclava dalianensis sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2981-2985. 🇨🇳
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 63, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:3935-3936.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Chang et al. 2018
Chang R, Bird L, Barr C, Osburn M, Wilbanks E, Nealson K, Rowe A. Thioclava electrotropha sp. nov., a versatile electrode and sulfur-oxidizing bacterium from marine sediments. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:1652-1658. 🇺🇸
Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2413-2415.
Notes:- ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 1 new species in the genus.
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Zhang et al. 2013
Zhang R, Lai Q, Wang W, Li S, Shao Z. Thioclava dalianensis sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2013; 63:2981-2985.
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Notes:
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🧕 Liu et al. (2015) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Liu Y, Lai Q, Du J, Xu H, Jiang L, Shao Z. Thioclava indica sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the Indian Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:297-304. 🇨🇳
- 📧 The e-mail address of the corresponding author given in the effective publication is not functional any more.
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Liu et al. (2017). Editors in search of reviewers are advised to consider additional criteria such as whether a taxon is covered by one of the ICSP subcommittees.
- 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: MCCC: 9; LMG: 7; KCTC: 5; DSM: 3; NBRC: 1; ATCC: 1; CGMCC: 1; UNIQEM: 1; CPCC: 1.
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🧕 Liu et al. (2015) assigned this genus to the family Rhodobacteraceae Garrity et al. 2006.
Publication:
Liu Y, Lai Q, Du J, Xu H, Jiang L, Shao Z. Thioclava indica sp. nov., isolated from surface seawater of the Indian Ocean. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2015; 107:297-304.
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 10
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 12
Total number of child taxa: 13
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Child taxa:
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Name Nomenclatural status Taxonomic status Thioclava arctica Pan et al. 2024 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava arenosa Thongphrom et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP synonym Thioclava atlantica Lai et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava dalianensis Zhang et al. 2013 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava electrotropha Chang et al. 2018 validly published under the ICNP synonym Thioclava indica Liu et al. 2015 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava kandeliae Mou et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava litoralis Chen et al. 2025 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava marina corrig. Liu et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava marinus Liu et al. 2017 inaccurate spelling misspelling Thioclava nitratireducens Liu et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava pacifica Sorokin et al. 2005 validly published under the ICNP correct name Thioclava sediminum Liu et al. 2017 validly published under the ICNP correct name
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Parent taxon: Paracoccaceae Liang et al. 2022
Assigned by:
Goker M. Filling the gaps: missing taxon names at the ranks of class, order and family. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5638. 🇩🇪
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