Name: "Pseudopelobacter psychrophilus" (Nevin et al. 2005) Waite et al. 2020

Category: Species

Proposed as: comb. nov.

Basonym: Geobacter psychrophilus Nevin et al. 2005

Etymology: psy.chro’phi.lus. Gr. masc. adj. psychros, cold; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. masc. adj. psychrophilus, cold-loving

Pronunciation, gender: psy-K^HRO-p^hi-lus, masculine

Nomenclatural type: ATCC BAA-1013; DSM 16674; JCM 12644; P35

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16S rRNA gene: AY653549 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: Geobacter psychrophilus Nevin et al. 2005

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Geobacter psychrophilus Nevin et al. 2005	homotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🧍 Considered not validly published. Publication: Oren A, Arahal DR, Goker M, Moore ERB, Rossello-Mora R, Sutcliffe IC. International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes. Prokaryotic Code (2022 Revision). Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2023; 73:5585.

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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Record number: 17461