Name: Rubidibacter lacunae Choi et al. 2008

Category: Species

Proposed as: sp. nov.

Etymology: la.cu’nae. L. gen. fem. n. lacunae, a pool of water, of a pond

Gender: masculine

Type strain: KCTC 40015; KORDI 51-2; UTEX L2944

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Conduct genome-based taxonomy at

16S rRNA gene: EF126149 Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Choi DH, Noh JH, Lee CM, Rho S. Rubidibacter lacunae gen. nov., sp. nov., a unicellular, phycoerythrin-containing cyanobacterium isolated from seawater of Chuuk lagoon, Micronesia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2807-2811.

IJSEM list: Euzeby JP. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 58, part 12 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2009; 59:452-453.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the genus Rubidibacter Choi et al. 2008. Publication: Choi DH, Noh JH, Lee CM, Rho S. Rubidibacter lacunae gen. nov., sp. nov., a unicellular, phycoerythrin-containing cyanobacterium isolated from seawater of Chuuk lagoon, Micronesia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2807-2811.
  • 🎓 Name mentioned 3 times in PubMed until 2024-03-28.
  • 🧍 Cyanobacteria validly published under the bacteriological code. 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: Rubidibacter Choi et al. 2008

Assigned by: Choi DH, Noh JH, Lee CM, Rho S. Rubidibacter lacunae gen. nov., sp. nov., a unicellular, phycoerythrin-containing cyanobacterium isolated from seawater of Chuuk lagoon, Micronesia. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:2807-2811.

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