Name: Luteovulum sphaeroides (van Niel 1944) Suresh et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides van Niel 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)

Etymology: sphaer.o.i’des. L. neut. adj. sphaeroides, spherical

Pronunciation, gender: sp^ha͡er-o-I-des, neuter

Type strain: 2.4.1; ATCC 17023; ATH 2.4.1.; CCUG 31486; CECT 300; CIP 60.6; DSM 158; IFO 12203; JCM 6121; LMG 2827; NBRC 12203; Van Niel's ATH 2.4.1

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: X53853 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Corrigendum: Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1111.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Validation list no. 196. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5596-5601.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

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

Correct name: Cereibacter sphaeroides (van Niel 1944) Hördt et al. 2020

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Cereibacter sphaeroides (van Niel 1944) Hördt et al. 2020	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodobacter sphaeroides (van Niel 1944) Imhoff et al. 1984	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides van Niel 1944 (Approved Lists 1980)	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, conserved name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Luteovulum Suresh et al. 2020. Publication: Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Corrigendum: Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1111.
  • ❗ Luteovulum sphaeroides 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 Luteovulum.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 2 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.
  • 🙅 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 pathogenicity of other species in the genus.
  • 🧍 See also Suresh et al. (2019). Publication: Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front Microbiol 2019; 10:2480.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 4

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    "Luteovulum sphaeroides subsp. megalophilum" (Arunasri et al. 2008) Suresh et al. 2019	not validly published	synonym
    Luteovulum sphaeroides subsp. megalophilum (Arunasri et al. 2008) Suresh et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Luteovulum sphaeroides subsp. sphaeroides (van Niel 1944) Suresh et al. 2020	validly published under the ICNP	orphaned subspecies
    "Luteovulum sphaeroides subsp. sphaeroides" (van Niel 1944) Suresh et al. 2019	not validly published	orphaned subspecies

Parent taxon: Luteovulum Suresh et al. 2020

Assigned by: Suresh G, Lodha TD, Indu B, Sasikala C, Ramana CV. Corrigendum: Taxogenomics Resolves Conflict in the Genus Rhodobacter: A Two and Half Decades Pending Thought to Reclassify the Genus Rhodobacter. Front Microbiol 2020; 11:1111.

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Record number: 15276