Name: "Maridesulfovibrio zosterae" (Nielsen et al. 1999) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Desulfovibrio zosterae Nielsen et al. 1999

Etymology: zos’te.rae. N.L. fem. n. Zostera, a scientific generic name; N.L. gen. fem. n. zosterae, of Zostera, denoting that the bacterium was isolated from the plant Zostera marina

Pronunciation, gender: ZOS-te-ra͡e, masculine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 11974; lac

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16S rRNA gene: Y18049 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Desulfovibrio zosterae Nielsen et al. 1999

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Desulfovibrio zosterae Nielsen et al. 1999	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

Parent taxon: Maridesulfovibrio Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016.

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Record number: 17535