Name: Guptibacillus algicola (Ivanova et al. 2004) Bello et al. 2025

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Bacillus algicola Ivanova et al. 2004

Etymology: al.gi’co.la. L. fem. n. alga, alga; L. masc./fem. n. suff. -cola, inhabitant, dweller; N.L. masc./fem. n. algicola, algae-dweller

Pronunciation, gender: al-GI-ko-la, masculine

Type strain: CIP 107850; KCTC 13005; KMM 3737

16S rRNA gene: AY228462 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Bello S, Rudra B, Schellhorn HE. Phylogenomic studies and molecular markers clarifying the evolutionary relationships and classification of Pseudalkalibacillus species: proposal for the family Guptibacillaceae fam. nov. harbouring the genera Guptibacillus gen. nov. and Exobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6757.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 75, part 5 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6824.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym (and not recommended for medical use)

Correct name: Alkalihalobacillus algicola (Ivanova et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Bacillus algicola Ivanova et al. 2004	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    "Pseudalkalibacillus algicola" (Ivanova et al. 2004) Joshi et al. 2021	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Alkalihalobacillus algicola (Ivanova et al. 2004) Patel and Gupta 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Guptibacillus algicola is the correct name instead if this species is regarded as a separate species (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another species whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority) within a separate genus Guptibacillus.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-03.
  • 🙅 This name is on the List of Recommended Names for bacteria of medical importance (LoRN) as a synonym of the name to be applied to this species. The name is on LoRN because of the recorded risk group of other species in the genus.

Parent taxon: Guptibacillus Bello et al. 2025

Assigned by: Bello S, Rudra B, Schellhorn HE. Phylogenomic studies and molecular markers clarifying the evolutionary relationships and classification of Pseudalkalibacillus species: proposal for the family Guptibacillaceae fam. nov. harbouring the genera Guptibacillus gen. nov. and Exobacillus gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6757.

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Record number: 65249