Name: Alloalcanivorax dieselolei (Liu and Shao 2005) Rai et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Alcanivorax dieselolei Liu and Shao 2005

Etymology: di.e.sel.o’le.i. N.L. masc. n. Dieselius, latinized family name of Rudolf Diesel; L. gen. neut. n. olei, of oil; N.L. gen. neut. n. dieselolei, of diesel oil, the sole carbon source used in the isolation procedure of the two strains

Pronunciation, gender: di-e-sel-O-le-i, masculine

Type strain: B 5; CGMCC 1.3690; DSM 16502

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: MT759958 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Rai A, Suresh G, Ria B, L V, Pk S, Ipsita S, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Alcanivorax: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Alcanivorax and two novel genera Alloalcanivorax gen. nov. and Isoalcanivorax gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5672. 🇮🇳

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 73, part 1 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5835.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Alcanivorax dieselolei Liu and Shao 2005

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alcanivorax dieselolei Liu and Shao 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Alloalcanivorax dieselolei is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Alloalcanivorax.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Alloalcanivorax Rai et al. 2023

Assigned by: Rai A, Suresh G, Ria B, L V, Pk S, Ipsita S, Sasikala C, Venkata Ramana C. Phylogenomic analysis of the genus Alcanivorax: proposal for division of this genus into the emended genus Alcanivorax and two novel genera Alloalcanivorax gen. nov. and Isoalcanivorax gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5672. 🇮🇳

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Record number: 36033