Name DOI
10.1601/nm.10241
Name
 Thomsen et al. 2006
Name Status
Validly Published, Illegitimate
Current Authority
Thomsen et al. 2006
Preferred Name
Taxonomic Rank
genus
Nomenclatural Type
(designated species)
 Thomsen et al. 2006
Taxonomy
Proper Form
Meganema Thomsen et al. 2006
Nomenclatural History
The genus Meganema was originally proposed and validly published by Thomsen et al. 2006. Oren replaced this illegitimate name with Oren 2017 in 2017.

This name is illegitimate because it is a later homonym of a zoological name.
Citation
When referring specifically to this Abstract, please use its Digital Object Identifier.
Name Abstract for Meganema Thomsen et al. 2006.. https://doi.org/10.1601/nm.10241.
Source File
This information was last reviewed on October 19, 2017.

References

  1. Oren A. On names of genera of prokaryotes that are later homonyms of generic names with standing in the zoological or the botanical nomenclature. Proposal of Neomegalonema gen. nov. and Neomegalonema perideroedes comb. nov. as replacements for the prokaryotic generic name Meganema and the species name Meganema perideroedes. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2017; 67:4276-4278. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijsem.0.002349 [PubMed].
  2. Thomsen TR, Blackall LL, de Muro MA, Nielsen JL, Nielsen PH. Meganema perideroedes gen. nov., sp. nov., a filamentous alphaproteobacterium from activated sludge. Int J Syst Evol Microbiol 2006; 56:1865-1868. https://doi.org/10.1099/ijs.0.02916-0 [PubMed].