Name: "Pararheinheimera chironomi" (Halpern et al. 2007) Sisinthy et al. 2017

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Rheinheimera chironomi Halpern et al. 2007

Etymology: chi.ro’no.mi. N.L. gen. masc. n. chironomi, of Chironomus, the generic name of the midge, one of its hosts

Gender: feminine

Type strain: DSM 18694; K19414; LMG 23818

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16S rRNA gene: DQ298025 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Sisinthy S, Chakraborty D, Adicherla H, Gundlapally SR. Emended description of the family Chromatiaceae, phylogenetic analyses of the genera Alishewanella, Rheinheimera and Arsukibacterium, transfer of Rheinheimera longhuensis LH2-2^T to the genus Alishewanella and description of Alishewanella alkalitolerans sp. nov. from Lonar Lake, India. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:1227-1241.

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Rheinheimera chironomi Halpern et al. 2007

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Rheinheimera chironomi Halpern et al. 2007	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus "Pararheinheimera" Sisinthy et al. 2017. Publication: Sisinthy S, Chakraborty D, Adicherla H, Gundlapally SR. Emended description of the family Chromatiaceae, phylogenetic analyses of the genera Alishewanella, Rheinheimera and Arsukibacterium, transfer of Rheinheimera longhuensis LH2-2^T to the genus Alishewanella and description of Alishewanella alkalitolerans sp. nov. from Lonar Lake, India. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:1227-1241.

Parent taxon: "Pararheinheimera" Sisinthy et al. 2017

Assigned by: Sisinthy S, Chakraborty D, Adicherla H, Gundlapally SR. Emended description of the family Chromatiaceae, phylogenetic analyses of the genera Alishewanella, Rheinheimera and Arsukibacterium, transfer of Rheinheimera longhuensis LH2-2^T to the genus Alishewanella and description of Alishewanella alkalitolerans sp. nov. from Lonar Lake, India. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2017; 110:1227-1241.

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Record number: 13162