Name: "Frigididesulfovibrio cuneatus" (Sass et al. 1998) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio cuneatus Sass et al. 1998

Etymology: cu.ne.a’tus. L. masc. part. adj. cuneatus, wedge-shaped, cuneiform, referring to the tapered ends of the cells

Pronunciation, gender: ku-ne-A-tus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: BCRC 17418; DSM 11391; STL1

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X99501 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 cuneatus Sass et al. 1998

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio cuneatus Sass et al. 1998	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Frigididesulfovibrio" 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: "Frigididesulfovibrio" 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: 17501