Name: Cyanobacterium stanieri Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 2022

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: stan.i’er.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. stanieri, named to honour Roger Y. Stanier, who pioneered the study of cyanobacteria in axenic cultures

Gender: neuter

Type strain: PCC 7202

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AF132782 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Oren A, Mares J, Rippka R. Validation of the names Cyanobacterium and Cyanobacterium stanieri, and proposal of Cyanobacteriota phyl. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5528.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICN (Botanical Code)

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Geminocystis stanieri" (Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 1983) Walter et al. 2017	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    "Cyanobacterium stanieri" Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 1983	homotypic synonym, not validly published

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Cyanobacterium Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 2022. Publication: Oren A, Mares J, Rippka R. Validation of the names Cyanobacterium and Cyanobacterium stanieri, and proposal of Cyanobacteriota phyl. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5528.
  • ✏ The authority of the taxon name (Rippka and Cohen Bazire) deliberately differs from the authors of the publication (Oren et al.).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Name validly published under the ICN although it appeared in a Notification List. Publication: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 72, part 10 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5736.

Parent taxon: Cyanobacterium Rippka and Cohen-Bazire 2022

Assigned by: Oren A, Mares J, Rippka R. Validation of the names Cyanobacterium and Cyanobacterium stanieri, and proposal of Cyanobacteriota phyl. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5528.

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Record number: 31247