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Taxonomic Note |
1 The Key Laboratory for Microbial Resources of the Ministry of Education, PR China, and Laboratory for Conservation and Utilization of Bio-Resources, Yunnan Institute of Microbiology, Yunnan University, Kunming 650091, PR China
2 Société de Bactériologie Systématique et Vétérinaire (SBSV) and École Nationale Vétérinaire de Toulouse (ENVT), 23 Chemin des Capelles, BP 87614, 31076 Toulouse Cedex 3, France
Correspondence
Wen-Jun Li
wjli{at}ynu.edu.cn
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) recommended that the change in wording of Principle 2 proposed by Tindall (1999) be accepted, with modifications: ‘The nomenclature of Prokaryotes is not independent of botanical and zoological nomenclature. When naming new taxa in the rank of genus or higher, due consideration is to be given to avoiding names which are regulated by the Zoological Code and the International Code of Botanical Nomenclature’.
Further, the addition of the following Note to Principle 2 was proposed:
‘Note. This principle takes effect with publication of acceptance of this change by the ICSB and is not retroactive’.
Later, the ICSB (International Committee on Systematic Bacteriology, now the International Committee on Systematics of Prokaryotes) voted unanimously in favour of this proposal (Labeda, 2000).
The minutes of the meetings of the Judicial Commission and the minutes of the meetings of the ICSB were published in the November 2000 issue of the IJSEM and, for all practical purposes, the new Principle 2 applies from 1 January 2001.
Li et al. (2004) published the description of a new taxon Yania halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the suborder Micrococcineae, isolated from a saline soil sample in China. Subsequently, a new family, Yaniaceae fam. nov., was proposed to accommodate the genus Yania (Li et al., 2005) and a novel species, Yania flava, was included in the genus. Sinococcus qinghaiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., was proposed to represent a novel member of the order Bacillales (Li et al., 2006). Recently, the names Yania and Sinococcus were proved to be illegitimate because of the precedence of the genus names Yania Roewer 1919 (Opiliones, Arachnida, Arthropoda, Animalia), Yania Huang 1997 (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae; Huang, 1997) and Sinococcus Wu and Zheng 2000 (Homoptera: Coccomorpha; Wu & Zheng, 2000) [Index to Organism Names (Thomson BIOSIS) at http://www.organismnames.com].
The illegitimate genus name Yania was chosen to honour Xun-Chu Yan (1912–1994), a Chinese microbiologist who devoted his life to the study of actinomycete taxonomy and antibiotics. The replacement genus name, Yaniella, was also chosen to honour him. As a result, the family Yaniaceae was replaced by Yaniellaceae. The illegitimate genus name Sinococcus indicated that this coccus-shaped microbe was isolated from locations in China. The replacement genus name, Sinobaca, was also chosen to express similar meanings. There is no indication that the taxon names Yaniellaceae, Yaniella and Sinobaca have been used previously to designate taxa of bacteria, protists, algae, fungi, plants or viruses. The primary resources for searching the botanical and the zoological names were: Index Nominum Genericorum (ING) Plantarum (http://ravenel.si.edu/botany/ing/ingForm.cfm), Names in Current Use for Extant Plant Genera (NCU) (http://www.bgbm.fu-berlin.de/iapt/ncu/genera/Default.htm), algaeBASE (http://www.algaebase.org/) and Index of Organism Names (Thomson) (http://www.organismnames.com).
According to Principle 6 of the Bacteriological Code (1990 Revision) (Lapage et al., 1992), the correct name of a taxon is based upon valid publication, legitimacy and priority of publication. An illegitimate name cannot be a correct name and must be replaced. The fact that the generic name is illegitimate does not affect the legitimacy of the species epithets (Rule 32b and Rule 51a). As a result, reference to the authors of the species epithet has been retained in the authorship of the resulting new combination (Rule 54).
Description of Yaniella gen. nov.
Yaniella [Ya.ni.el'la. N.L. fem. dim. n. Yaniella named after Xun-Chu Yan (1912–1994), a Chinese microbiologist who devoted his life to the study of actinomycete taxonomy and antibiotics].
Previous illegitimate name: Yania Li et al. 2004.
The description of the genus is as given for Yania in Li et al. (2004) and in Li et al. (2005). The type species is Yaniella halotolerans (Li et al., 2004).
Description of Yaniella halotolerans comb. nov.
Yaniella halotolerans (ha.lo.to'le.rans. Gr. n. hals salt; L. pres. part. tolerans tolerating; N.L. part. adj. halotolerans referring to the organism's ability to tolerate high salt concentrations).
Illegitimate homotypic synonym: Yania halotolerans Li et al. 2004.
The description of the species is as given for Yania halotolerans in Li et al. (2004). The type strain is YIM 70085T (=CCTCC AA001023T=DSM 15476T=JCM 13527T).
Description of Yaniella flava comb. nov.
Yaniella flava (fla'va. L. fem. adj. flava golden yellow, referring to the colour of the colonies).
Illegitimate homotypic synonym: Yania flava Li et al. 2005.
The description of the species is as given for Yania flava in Li et al. (2005). The type strain is YIM 70178T (=DSM 16377T=KCTC 19047T=JCM 13595T).
Description of Yaniellaceae fam. nov.
Yaniellaceae (Ya.ni.el.la.ce'ae. N.L. fem. dim. n. Yaniella type genus of the family; -aceae ending to denote a family; N.L. fem. dim. pl. n. Yaniellaceae the Yaniella family).
Previous illegitimate name: Yaniaceae Li et al. 2005.
The description of the family is as given for Yaniaceae in Li et al. (2005). The type genus is Yaniella.
Description of Sinobaca gen. nov.
Sinobaca (Si.no.ba'ca. M.L. n. Sina China; L. fem. n. baca a grain or berry, and in bacteriology a coccus; N.L. fem. n. Sinobaca coccus-shaped microbe isolated from places in China).
Previous illegitimate name: Sinococcus Li et al. 2006.
The description of the genus is as given for Sinococcus in Li et al. (2006). The type species is Sinobaca qinghaiensis (Li et al., 2006).
Description of Sinobaca qinghaiensis comb. nov.
Sinobaca qinghaiensis (qing.hai.en'sis. N.L. fem. adj. qinghaiensis pertaining to Qinghai, a province of north-west China).
Illegitimate homotypic synonym: Sinococcus qinghaiensis Li et al. 2006.
The description of the species is as given for Sinococcus qinghaiensis in Li et al. (2006). The type strain is YIM 70212T (=KCTC 3943T=DSM 17008T).
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Huang, H. (1997). Yania gen. nov. and Yania sinica sp. nov. from Sichuan, China (Lepidoptera: Hesperiidae). J Res Lepid 34, 147–153.
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Li, W.-J., Chen, H.-H., Xu, P., Zhang, Y.-Q., Schumann, P., Tang, S.-K., Xu, L.-H. & Jiang, C.-L. (2004). Yania halotolerans gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the suborder Micrococcineae from saline soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 54, 525–531.
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Li, W.-J., Zhang, Y.-Q., Schumann, P., Tian, X.-P., Zhang, Y.-Q., Xu, L.-H. & Jiang, C.-L. (2006). Sinococcus qinghaiensis gen. nov., sp. nov., a novel member of the order Bacillales from a saline soil in China. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 56, 1189–1192.
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Wu, S.-A. & Zheng, L.-Y. (2000). Sinococcus ulmi, new genus and new species (Homoptera: Coccomorpha) from China. Entomotaxonomia 22, 191–196 (in Chinese).
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