Name: Gemelliphila Bello et al. 2024

Category: Genus

Proposed as: gen. nov.

Etymology: Ge.mel.li’phi.la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Gemella, a little twin, a bacterial genus; N.L. masc. adj. suff. -philus, loving or having affinity for; from Gr. masc. adj. philos, on; N.L. fem. n. Gemelliphila, related to, or showing affinity for Gemella

Gender: feminine (stem: Gemelliphil-)

Type species: Gemelliphila palaticanis (Collins et al. 1999) Bello et al. 2024

Effective publication: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973.

IJSEM list: Oren A, Göker M. Validation list no. 215. List of new names and new combinations previously effectively, but not validly, published. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2024; 74:6173.

Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP

Taxonomic status: synonym

Correct name: Gemella Berger 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)

• Synonyms:

  • Name	Kind
    Gemella Berger 1960 (Approved Lists 1980)	heterotypic synonym, validly published under the ICNP

• Notes:
  • 🚂 For the type species of this genus another name is in use, which is affiliated with the genus Gemella Berger 1960 (Approved Lists 1980). Publication: Collins MD, Rodriguez Jovita M, Foster G, Sjoden B, Falsen E. Characterization of a Gemella-like organism from the oral cavity of a dog: description of Gemella palaticanis sp. nov. Int J Syst Bacteriol 1999; 49:1523-1526.
  • ❗ Gemelliphila is the correct name instead if this genus is regarded as a separate genus (i.e., if its nomenclatural type is not assigned to another genus whose name is validly published, legitimate and not rejected and has priority).
  • 🎰 The BRCs most frequently used for deposits in this group are: CCUG: 2; ATCC: 2; CIP: 1; DSM: 1.

Subdivision:

Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 0
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
    Gemelliphila asaccharolytica (Ulger-Toprak et al. 2010) Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym
    Gemelliphila palaticanis (Collins et al. 1999) Bello et al. 2024	validly published under the ICNP	synonym

Parent taxon: Gemellaceae Chuvochina et al. 2024

Assigned by: Bello S, Mudassir SH, Rudra B, Gupta RS. Phylogenomic and molecular markers based studies on Staphylococcaceae and Gemella species. Proposals for an emended family Staphylococcaceae and three new families (Abyssicoccaceae fam. nov., Salinicoccaceae fam. nov. and Gemellaceae fam. nov.) harboring four new genera, Lacicoccus gen. nov., Macrococcoides gen. nov., Gemelliphila gen. nov., and Phocicoccus gen. nov. Antonie Van Leeuwenhoek 2023; 116:937-973.

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