Name: "Pseudopelobacter chapellei" (Coates et al. 2001) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Geobacter chapellei Coates et al. 2001

Etymology: cha.pel’le.i. N.L. gen. masc. n. chapellei, of Chapelle, named after Frank Chapelle, who contributed to our knowledge of subsurface biogeochemistry

Pronunciation (Latin), gender: pse͡u-do-pe-lo-BAK-ter k^ha-PEL-le-i, masculine

Nomenclatural type: 172; ATCC 51744; DSM 13688

Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: U41561 Analyse FASTA

Original publication: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

Nomenclatural status: not validly published

Taxonomic status: synonym (and no standing)

Correct name: Pelotalea chapellei (Coates et al. 2001) Xu et al. 2022

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Geobacter chapellei Coates et al. 2001	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP
    Pelotalea chapellei (Coates et al. 2001) Xu et al. 2022	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Christensen H, Goker M, Manaia CM, Moore ERB. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2025 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2026; 76:6979. 🇮🇱

Parent taxon: "Pseudopelobacter" Waite et al. 2020

Assigned by: Waite DW, Chuvochina M, Pelikan C, Parks DH, Yilmaz P, Wagner M, Loy A, Naganuma T, Nakai R, Whitman WB, et al. Proposal to reclassify the proteobacterial classes Deltaproteobacteria and Oligoflexia, and the phylum Thermodesulfobacteria into four phyla reflecting major functional capabilities. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2020; 70:5972-6016. 🇳🇿

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