Name: Alloalcanivorax xenomutans (Rahul et al. 2014) Rai et al. 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Alcanivorax xenomutans Rahul et al. 2014

Etymology: xe.no.mu’tans. Gr. masc. n. xenos, foreign; L. pres. part. mutans, transforming, converting; N.L. masc. part. adj. xenomutans, transforming foreign (xenobiotic) compounds

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … kse-no-MU-tans, masculine

Type strain: JC109; KCTC 23751; NBRC 108843

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: HE601937 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 xenomutans Rahul et al. 2014

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Alcanivorax xenomutans Rahul et al. 2014	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Alloalcanivorax xenomutans 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 2 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: 36034