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See the glossary entry on ☞ Requests for an Opinion for background information. The following list of Requests for an Opinion only includes pending requests published after the apperance of the Approved Lists (1980). It also includes comments by third parties on Requests for an Opinion. Requests for an Opinion for which the ☞ Judicial Commission already published a ☞ Judicial Opinion are listed together with these Judicial Opinions. An overview on nomenclature is given on a separate page. The list below is sorted in order of appearance, decreasingly. Note that for technical reasons accents and umlauts in the names of authors may not be shown in the subheadings.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6746. "On the priority between Yokenella regensburgei Kosako et al. 1985 and Koserella trabulsii Hickman-Brenner et al. 1985 and on the priority between Providencia alcalifaciens (de Salles Gomes 1944) Ewing 1962 (Approved Lists 1980) and Proteus inconstans (Ornstein 1920) Shaw and Clarke 1955 (Approved Lists 1980). Requests for an Opinion" Affected taxon names: Koserella trabulsii, Proteus inconstans, Providencia alcalifaciens, Yokenella regensburgei.
Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2025; 75:6732. "Request for conserving the generic name Methylacidiphilum Awala et al. 2023 over Methylacidiphilum Ratnadevi et al. 2023 to resolve the illegitimacy of Methylacidiphilum Awala et al. 2023, Methylacidiphilum caldifontis Awala et al. 2023, Methylacidiphilaceae Awala et al. 2023 and Methylacidiphilales Awala et al. 2023. Request for an Opinion." Affected taxon names: Methylacidiphilum.