Genus Zobellia

Name: Zobellia Barbeyron et al. 2001

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Zo.bel’li.a. N.L. fem. n. Zobellia, in honour of C. E. ZoBell, who has isolated and characterized numerous marine bacteria, notably [Cytophaga] uliginosa in 1944, and for his general contribution to the taxonomy of marine bacteria

Gender, pronunciation: feminine (stem: Zobelli-), zo-BEL-li-a

Type species: Zobellia galactanivorans corrig. Barbeyron et al. 2001

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Barbeyron T, L'Haridon S, Corre E, Kloareg B, Potin P. Zobellia galactanovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine species of Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a red alga, and classification of [Cytophaga] uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichenbach 1989 as Zobellia uliginosa gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:985-997. 🇫🇷

IJSEM list: Anonymous. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 51, part 3 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:1231-1233.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

Emendations:
- Barbeyron et al. 2021 Barbeyron T, Thiebaud M, Le Duff N, Martin M, Corre E, Tanguy G, Vandenbol M, Thomas F. Zobellia roscoffensis sp. nov. and Zobellia nedashkovskayae sp. nov., two flavobacteria from the epiphytic microbiota of the brown alga Ascophyllum nodosum, and emended description of the genus Zobellia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:4913. 🇫🇷 Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 71, part 8 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2021; 71:5057.
  Notes:
  - ⊕ Emendation accompanied by the proposal of 2 new species in the genus.

Notes:
- 💁 Taxonomists who have recently focused on this group are the corresponding authors of Barbeyron et al. (2021). 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: CCUG: 6; KMM: 6; CIP: 5; LMG: 5; DSM: 3; RCC: 3; JCM: 1; IFO: 1; CECT: 1; NCIMB: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 9
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 9
Total number of child taxa: 10

Child taxa:

Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
Zobellia alginiliquefaciens Barbeyron et al. 2023	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Zobellia amurskyensis Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Zobellia barbeyronii Nedashkovskaya et al. 2022	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Zobellia galactanivorans corrig. Barbeyron et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Zobellia galactanovorans Barbeyron et al. 2001	inaccurate spelling	misspelling
Zobellia laminariae Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Zobellia nedashkovskayae Barbeyron et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Zobellia roscoffensis Barbeyron et al. 2021	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Zobellia russellii Nedashkovskaya et al. 2004	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
Zobellia uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Barbeyron et al. 2001	validly published under the ICNP	correct name

Parent taxon: Flavobacteriaceae Reichenbach 1992

Assigned by: Barbeyron T, L'Haridon S, Corre E, Kloareg B, Potin P. Zobellia galactanovorans gen. nov., sp. nov., a marine species of Flavobacteriaceae isolated from a red alga, and classification of [Cytophaga] uliginosa (ZoBell and Upham 1944) Reichenbach 1989 as Zobellia uliginosa gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:985-997. 🇫🇷

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Genus Zobellia