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

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Hyphomicrobium neptunium Leifson 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: nep.tu’ni.a. L. fem. adj. neptunia, probably the better choice

Gender: feminine

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

Valid publication: Moore RL, Weiner RM, Gebers R. Genus Hyphomonas Pongratz 1957 nom. rev. emend., Hyphomonas polymorpha Pongratz 1957 nom. rev. emend., and Hyphomonas neptunium (Leifson 1964) comb. nov. emend. (Hyphomicrobium neptunium). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:71-73.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Hyphomonas neptunium (Leifson 1964) Moore et al. 1984	other spelling of name, inaccurate spelling
    Hyphomicrobium neptunium Leifson 1964 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Emendations:
  • Li et al. 2014 Li C, Lai Q, Li G, Sun F, Shao Z. Hyphomonas atlanticus sp. nov., isolated from the Atlantic Ocean and emended description of the genus Hyphomonas. Syst Appl Microbiol 2014; 37:423-428. Oren A, Garrity GM. List of changes in taxonomic opinion no. 21. Notification of changes in taxonomic opinion previously published outside the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2015; 65:7-10.

• Notes:
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is 0.20847 (N = 8).
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2024-03-27.
  • 🧍 Orthographical correction conducted in Judicial Opinion 120. Publication: Arahal et al. Judicial Opinion No. 122. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5481.

Parent taxon: Hyphomonas (ex Pongratz 1957) Moore et al. 1984

Assigned by: Moore RL, Weiner RM, Gebers R. Genus Hyphomonas Pongratz 1957 nom. rev. emend., Hyphomonas polymorpha Pongratz 1957 nom. rev. emend., and Hyphomonas neptunium (Leifson 1964) comb. nov. emend. (Hyphomicrobium neptunium). Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1984; 34:71-73.

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Record number: 29703