Name: "Alteridesulfovibrio inopinatus" (Reichenbecher and Schink 1999) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio inopinatus Reichenbecher and Schink 1999

Etymology: in.o.pi.na’tus. L. masc. adj. inopinatus, not expected, unexpected, referring to the utilization of an aromatic compound by a member of the genus Desulfovibrio

Pronunciation, gender: in-o-pi-NA-tus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 10711; HHQ 20

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF177276 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Desulfovibrio inopinatus Reichenbecher and Schink 1999

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio inopinatus Reichenbecher and Schink 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Alteridesulfovibrio" Waite et al. 2020. Publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published (only one type-strain deposit [Rule 30]). Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: "Alteridesulfovibrio" Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

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Record number: 17503