Name: "Oceanitalea stevensii" Gilroy et al. 2021

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: ste.ven’si.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. stevensii, named in honour of British microbiologist Mark Stevens

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: o-ke-a-ni-TA-le-a ste-WEN-si-i, feminine

Nomenclatural type: DSM 112381; NCTC 14557; Sa1BUA1

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Original publication: Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941. 🇬🇧

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Oceanitalea stevensii Pallen 2024

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Oceanitalea stevensii Pallen 2024	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 😩 Deposit incorrectly indicated in some sources as representing the type strain of this taxon: NCTC 14568.

Parent taxon: Oceanitalea Fu et al. 2012

Assigned by: Gilroy R, Ravi A, Getino M, Pursley I, Horton DL, Alikhan NF, Baker D, Gharbi K, Hall N, Watson M, et al. Extensive microbial diversity within the chicken gut microbiome revealed by metagenomics and culture. PeerJ 2021; 9:e10941. 🇬🇧

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