Name: Parafrankia elaeagni (Nouioui et al. 2016) Gtari 2023

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Frankia elaeagni Nouioui et al. 2016

Etymology: e.lae.a’gni. N.L. gen. fem. n. elaeagni, of Elaeagnus, referring to the source of the isolate

Pronunciation, gender: e-la͡e-A-n͡gni, feminine

Type strain: BMG5.12; CECT 9031; DSM 46783

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16S rRNA gene: AJ549325 Analyse FASTA

Effective publication: Gtari M. Taxogenomic status of phylogenetically distant Frankia clusters warrants their elevation to the rank of genus: A description of Protofrankia gen. nov., Parafrankia gen. nov., and Pseudofrankia gen. nov. as three novel genera within the family Frankiaceae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1041425.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 210. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5812.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Frankia elaeagni Nouioui et al. 2016

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    "Frankia elaeagni" (ex Becking 1970) Lalonde et al. 1988	homotypic synonym, not validly published
    Frankia elaeagni Nouioui et al. 2016	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Parafrankia Gtari 2023. Publication: Gtari M. Taxogenomic status of phylogenetically distant Frankia clusters warrants their elevation to the rank of genus: A description of Protofrankia gen. nov., Parafrankia gen. nov., and Pseudofrankia gen. nov. as three novel genera within the family Frankiaceae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1041425.
  • ❗ Parafrankia elaeagni 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 Parafrankia.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 0 times in PubMed until 2025-06-04.

Parent taxon: Parafrankia Gtari 2023

Assigned by: Gtari M. Taxogenomic status of phylogenetically distant Frankia clusters warrants their elevation to the rank of genus: A description of Protofrankia gen. nov., Parafrankia gen. nov., and Pseudofrankia gen. nov. as three novel genera within the family Frankiaceae. Front Microbiol 2022; 13:1041425.

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Record number: 37239