Name: "Paenirhizobium sichuanensis" (Zhang et al. 2026) Van Lill et al. 2026

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Ciceribacter sichuanensis Zhang et al. 2026

Etymology: si.chu.a.nen’sis. N.L. masc./fem. adj. sichuanensis, pertaining to Sichuan Province, China

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pa͡e-ni-r^hi-ZO-bi-um si-k^hu-a-NEN-sis, neuter

Nomenclatural type: CGMCC 1.61309; GCF_024055605; GCF_024055605.1; GDMCC 1.3292; JCM 35649; S101

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16S rRNA gene: ON342879 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: van Lill M, Steenkamp ET, Palmer M, Beukes CW, Venter SN. Using the SeqCode to validate the names of reclassified lineages of rhizobia and agrobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2026; 49:126720. 🇿🇦

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Ciceribacter sichuanensis Zhang et al. 2026

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Ciceribacter sichuanensis Zhang et al. 2026	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 The article mentions the SeqCode. This SeqCode is not an officially recognized code of nomenclature. In fact, the use of the SeqCode is officially discouraged. ICNP-compliant databases and publications are not allowed to use the SeqCode. The SeqCode deliberately and systematically violates the ICNP. The SeqCode attempts to undermine the scientific standard called "valid publication of the name of a prokaryote" by lowering the requirements compared to the ICNP, but using the same term and assigning it to names whose formation is indistinguishable from the one used by the ICNP. LPSN follows the ICNP and treats such names as not validly published. Publication: Goker M, Moore ERB, Oren A, Trujillo ME. Status of the SeqCode in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2022; 72:5754. 🇩🇪

Parent taxon: Paenirhizobium Ma et al. 2025

Assigned by: van Lill M, Steenkamp ET, Palmer M, Beukes CW, Venter SN. Using the SeqCode to validate the names of reclassified lineages of rhizobia and agrobacteria. Syst Appl Microbiol 2026; 49:126720. 🇿🇦

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