Name: Eubacterium tarantellae corrig. Udey et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ta.ran.tel’lae N.L. gen. n. tarantellae, of tarantella, a fast, whirling dance, referring to the disease symptoms of the fish from which the species was isolated

Gender: neuter

Type strain: ATCC 29255; DSM 3997; UM-87

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16S rRNA gene: L34624 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Udey LR, Young E, Sallman B. Isolation and characterization of an anaerobic bacterium, Eubacterium tarantellus sp. nov., associated with striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) mortality in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 1977; 34:402-409.

IJSEM list: Skerman VBD, McGowan V, Sneath PHA. Approved lists of bacterial names. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1980; 30:225-420.

Nomenclatural status: validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Clostridium tarantellae (Udey et al. 1977) Lawson and Rainey 2016

Risk group: 2

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Clostridium tarantellae (Udey et al. 1977) Lawson and Rainey 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published
    Eubacterium tarantellus Udey et al. 1977 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, orthographic variant

• Notes:
  • Eubacterium tarantellae is the correct name if this species is regarded as a separate species within a separate genus Eubacterium.
  • Nom. corrig.: IJSB 47:909; Eubacterium tarantellus (sic). Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.
  • In the Kilian's opinion [1] the change of the well-established name Eubacterium tarantellus may be a source of confusion. So, with reference to the first Principle of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision), Kilian requested that the original name Eubacterium tarantellus be conserved [2]. The Judicial Commission denied this request, and no Opinion will be issued upon this request [3]. Publication: Kilian M. Necessary changes of bacterial names? ASM News 1998; 64:670.
  • See also: Publication: De Vos P, Trüper HG, Tindall BJ. Judicial Commission of the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes Xth International (IUMS) Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology. Minutes of the meetings, 28, 29 and 31 July and 1 August 2002, Paris, France. Int. J. Syst. Evol. Microbiol. 2005; 55:525-532.
  • See also: Publication: Kilian M. Recommended conservation of the names Streptococcus sanguis, Streptococcus rattus, Streptococcus cricetus, and seven other names included in the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names. Request for an opinion. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2001; 51:723-724.
  • The original spelling of the specific epithet, tarantellus (sic), has been corrected by Trüper and De' Clari 1997. Publication: Trüper HG, De' Clari L. Taxonomic note: Necessary correction of specific epithets formed as substantives (nouns) "in apposition". Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1997; 47:908-909.
  • The full TRBA 466 classification is: risk group = 2, note = "t".

Parent taxon: Eubacterium Prévot 1938 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Udey LR, Young E, Sallman B. Isolation and characterization of an anaerobic bacterium, Eubacterium tarantellus sp. nov., associated with striped mullet (Mugil cephalus) mortality in Biscayne Bay, Florida. Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada 1977; 34:402-409.

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