Name: Nostocoides japonicum (Maszenan et al. 2000) Deshmukh and Oren 2024

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Tetrasphaera japonica Maszenan et al. 2000

Etymology: ja.po’ni.cum. N.L. neut. adj. japonicum, pertaining to Japan

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: … ja-PO-ni-kum, neuter

Type strain: ACM 5116; DSM 13192; JCM 21381; NBRC 103088; T1-X7

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16S rRNA gene: AF125092 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Shuttleworthella gen. nov. and Nostocoides gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Shuttleworthia and Tetrasphaera, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6318. 🇮🇱

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 74, part 4 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6391.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Tetrasphaera japonica Maszenan et al. 2000	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP, illegitimate name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Nostocoides Deshmukh and Oren 2024. Publication: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Shuttleworthella gen. nov. and Nostocoides gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Shuttleworthia and Tetrasphaera, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6318. 🇮🇱
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 1 time in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Nostocoides Deshmukh and Oren 2024

Assigned by: Deshmukh UB, Oren A. Proposal of Shuttleworthella gen. nov. and Nostocoides gen. nov. as replacement names for the illegitimate prokaryotic generic names Shuttleworthia and Tetrasphaera, respectively. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6318. 🇮🇱

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Record number: 46829