Name: Cyclobacterium marinus (Raj 1976) Raj and Maloy 1990

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: "Microcyclus marinus" Raj 1976

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 25205; DSM 745; LMG 13164; Raj

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16S rRNA gene: AJ575266 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Raj HD, Maloy SR. Proposal of Cyclobacterium marinus gen. nov., comb. nov., for a marine bacterium previously assigned to the genus Flectobacillus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:337-347.

Nomenclatural status: inaccurate spelling

Taxonomic status: misspelling

Correct name: Cyclobacterium marinum corrig. (Raj 1976) Raj and Maloy 1990

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Microcyclus marinus" Raj 1976	homotypic synonym, not validly published, basonym of name in Approved Lists
    Flectobacillus marinus (Raj 1976) Borrall and Larkin 1978 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Cyclobacterium marinum corrig. (Raj 1976) Raj and Maloy 1990	corrected spelling of name, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The authors incorrectly gave two basonyms, violating Rule 34a. 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: Cyclobacterium Raj and Maloy 1990

Assigned by: Raj HD, Maloy SR. Proposal of Cyclobacterium marinus gen. nov., comb. nov., for a marine bacterium previously assigned to the genus Flectobacillus. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1990; 40:337-347.

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Record number: 783718