Name: Prosthecobacter (ex Staley et al. 1976) Staley et al. 1980
Proposed as: gen. nov., nom. rev.
Etymology: Pro.sthe.co.bac.ter. Gr. fem. n. prosthêkê, appendage; N.L. masc. n. bacter, a rod; N.L. masc. n. Prosthecobacter, appendage(d) rod
Gender: masculine (stem: Prosthecobacter-)
Type species: Prosthecobacter fusiformis (ex Staley et al. 1976) Staley et al. 1980
Conduct genome-based taxonomy of genus at TYGS
Valid publication: Staley JT, De Bont JAM, De Jonge K. Prosthecobacter fusiformis gen. and sp. nov., nom. rev. Int. J. Syst. Bacteriol. 1980; 30:595.
Nomenclatural status: validly published under the ICNP
Taxonomic status: correct name
Number of child taxa with a validly published and correct name: 6
Number of child taxa with a validly published name, including synonyms: 6
Total number of child taxa: 6
Name | Nomenclatural status | Taxonomic status |
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Prosthecobacter algae Lee et al. 2014 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Prosthecobacter debontii Hedlund et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Prosthecobacter dejongeii Hedlund et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Prosthecobacter fluviatilis Takeda et al. 2008 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Prosthecobacter fusiformis (ex Staley et al. 1976) Staley et al. 1980 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Prosthecobacter vanneervenii Hedlund et al. 1998 | validly published under the ICNP | correct name |
Parent taxon: Verrucomicrobiaceae Ward-Rainey et al. 1996
Assigned by: Yoon J, Matsuo Y, Adachi K, Nozawa M, Matsuda S, Kasai H, Yokota A. Description of Persicirhabdus sediminis gen. nov., sp. nov., Roseibacillus ishigakijimensis gen. nov., sp. nov., Roseibacillus ponti sp. nov., Roseibacillus persicicus sp. nov., Luteolibacter pohnpeiensis gen. nov., sp. nov. and Luteolibacter algae sp. nov., six marine members of the phylum 'Verrucomicrobia', and emended descriptions of the class Verrucomicrobiae, the order Verrucomicrobiales and the family Verrucomicrobiaceae. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2008; 58:998-1007.
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