Name: Alloalcanivorax gelatiniphagus (Kwon et al. 2015) Rai et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Alcanivorax gelatiniphagus Kwon et al. 2015

Etymology: ge.la.ti.ni.pha’gus. N.L. neut. n. gelatinum, gelatin; Gr. masc./fem. adj. suff. -phagos, glutton; N.L. masc. adj. gelatiniphagus, gelatin eater

Gender: masculine

Type strain: JCM 18425; KCCM 42990; MEBiC08158

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16S rRNA gene: JQ937289 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 gelatiniphagus Kwon et al. 2015

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alcanivorax gelatiniphagus Kwon et al. 2015	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Alloalcanivorax gelatiniphagus 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: 36038