Name: Desulfofarcimen Watanabe et al. 2018

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: De.sul.fo.far’ci.men. L. prep. de, from; L. neut. n. sulfur, sulfur (S); L. neut. n. farcimen, sausage; N.L. neut. n. Desulfofarcimen, a sausage-shaped sulfate-reducer

Gender: neuter (stem: Desulfofarcimin-)

Type species: Desulfofarcimen acetoxidans (Widdel and Pfennig 1977) Watanabe et al. 2018

Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS

16S rRNA gene: Analyse FASTA

Valid publication: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2891-2899.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Garrity GM. Notification list. Notification that new names and new combinations have appeared in volume 68, part 9 of the IJSEM. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:3685-3687.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: correct name

• Notes:
  • 🥇 Nomenclatural type of the family "Desulfofarciminaceae" Watanabe et al. 2020. Publication: Watanabe M, Fukui M, Kuever J. Desulfoluciania gen. nov. In: Anonymous Nn e (eds), Bergey's Manual of Systematics of Archaea and Bacteria, John Wiley & Sons, New York, 2020, p. 1-4.
  • 🚋 The type species of this genus has alternatively been placed in the genus Desulfotomaculum Campbell and Postgate 1965 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Widdel F, Pfennig N. A new anaerobic, sporing, acetate-oxidizing, sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfotomaculum (emend.) acetoxidans. Arch Microbiol 1977; 112:119-122.
  • 🧬 The phylogenomic assignment score of this taxon is -0.06413 (N = 18).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: DSM: 2; ATCC: 1; NBRC: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 1
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 2
Total number of child taxa: 2

• Child taxa:

  • Name	Nomenclatural status	Taxonomic status
    Desulfofarcimen acetoxidans (Widdel and Pfennig 1977) Watanabe et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	correct name
    Desulfofarcimen intricatum (Watanabe et al. 2013) Watanabe et al. 2018	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Peptococcaceae Rogosa 1971 (Approved Lists 1980)

Assigned by: Watanabe M, Kojima H, Fukui M. Review of Desulfotomaculum species and proposal of the genera Desulfallas gen. nov., Desulfofundulus gen. nov., Desulfofarcimen gen. nov. and Desulfohalotomaculum gen. nov. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2018; 68:2891-2899.

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