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Volume 75, Issue 5

Proposal of gen. nov. as a replacement name for the illegitimate prokaryotic genus name Collins . 1994 No Access

Abstract

Following Rule 51b(4) of the International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (2022 Revision) (ICNP), the prokaryotic generic name Collins . 1994 is illegitimate, as it is a later homonym of the fungal genus name P. Rag. Rao & D. Rao 1964 (). Accordingly, as required by Rule 54 of the ICNP, we propose the replacement name and the replacement type species name . We also propose replacement names for the six other species with validly published and not rejected names belonging to the genus , for one species with effectively but not validly published name and for the family name and the order name .

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Keyword(s): illegitimate names , International Code of Nomenclature of Prokaryotes (ICNP) , Moorella and Neomoorella
Funding
This study was supported by the:
  • NBFC, Italian National Biodiversity Future Center (Award MUR-PNRR, Mission 4.2. Investment 1.4, Project CN00000033)
    • Principle Award Recipient: StefanoVentura
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