Name: Hyphomicrobium neptunium Leifson 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: nep.tu’ni.um. L. neut. adj. neptunium, of Neptunus, pertaining to Neptunus, god of the sea

Gender: neuter

Type strain: 14-15; ATCC 15444; BCRC 10690; CCRC 10690; DSM 5154; IFAM LE-670; IFO 14232; LE 670; NBRC 14232; NCIMB 2023

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: KF863147 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Leifson E. HYPHOMICROBIUM NEPTUNIUM SP. N. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1964; 30:249-256.

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 under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Hyphomonas neptunia corrig. (Leifson 1964) Moore et al. 1984

Risk group: 1

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Hyphomonas neptunium (Leifson 1964) Moore et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, inaccurate spelling
    Hyphomonas neptunia corrig. (Leifson 1964) Moore et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • ❗ Hyphomicrobium neptunium 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 Hyphomicrobium.
  • 😷 The risk group for Canada has been imported on 2024-02-27. The full classification is: risk group = 1, note = "Security sensitive biological agent: No - Terrestrial animal pathogen under Canadian Food Inspection Agency authority: No". — The risk group for Swiss Confederation has been imported on 2024-02-01. The full classification is: risk group = 1. — The risk group for Germany has been imported on 2023-10-29. The full classification is: risk group = 1.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 11 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.

Parent taxon: Hyphomicrobium Stutzer and Hartleb 1899 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Leifson E. HYPHOMICROBIUM NEPTUNIUM SP. N. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 1964; 30:249-256.

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Record number: 776978