Name: Goodfellowia coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2006

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Actinomadura coeruleoviolacea Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987

Etymology: co.e.ru.le.o.vi.o.la’ce.a. N.L. fem. adj. coeruleoviolacea, dark violet-colored

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 43935; IFO 14988; INA 3564; JCM 9110; NBRC 14988; NRRL B-24058; VKM Ac-1083

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: AB297963 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Labeda DP, Kroppenstedt RM. Goodfellowia gen. nov., a new genus of the Pseudonocardineae related to Actinoalloteichus, containing Goodfellowia coeruleoviolacea gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1203-1207.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 56, part 6 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:2029-2030.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Goodfellowiella coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Labeda et al. 2008

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Saccharothrix coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Kroppenstedt et al. 1991	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Goodfellowiella coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Labeda et al. 2008	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Actinomadura coeruleoviolacea Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Goodfellowia Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2006. Publication: Labeda DP, Kroppenstedt RM. Goodfellowia gen. nov., a new genus of the Pseudonocardineae related to Actinoalloteichus, containing Goodfellowia coeruleoviolacea gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1203-1207.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 The name Goodfellowia coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2006 is illegitimate because the genus name is illegitimate (see Goodfellowia). Consequently, a new species designation Goodfellowiella coeruleoviolacea (Preobrazhenskaya and Terekhova 1987) Labeda et al. 2008 has been proposed by Labeda et al. 2008. Publication: Labeda DP, Kroppenstedt RM, Euzeby JP, Tindall BJ. Proposal of Goodfellowiella gen. nov. to replace the illegitimate genus name Goodfellowia Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2006. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:1047-1048.

Parent taxon: Goodfellowia Labeda and Kroppenstedt 2006

Assigned by: Labeda DP, Kroppenstedt RM. Goodfellowia gen. nov., a new genus of the Pseudonocardineae related to Actinoalloteichus, containing Goodfellowia coeruleoviolacea gen. nov., comb. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1203-1207.

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Record number: 776572