Abstract

Opinion 130 deals with a Request for an Opinion asking the Judicial Commission to clarify whether the genus name Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980) is illegitimate. The Request is approved and an answer is given. The name Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980) is illegitimate because it is a later homonym of the validly published cyanobacterial name Rhodococcus Hansgirg 1884. The Judicial Commission also clarifies that it has the means to resolve such cases by conserving a name over an earlier homonym. It is concluded that the name Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980) is significantly more important than the name Rhodococcus Hansgirg 1884 and therefore the former is conserved over the latter. This makes the name Rhodococcus Zopf 1891 (Approved Lists 1980) legitimate.

Received: 18/04/2024 Accepted: 26/05/2024 Published Online: 06/06/2024

Funding

This study was supported by the: National Biodiversity Future Center (IT) (Award CN00000033) Principle Award Recipient: StefanoVentura Australian Research Council (Award DP220100900) Principle Award Recipient: MariaChuvochina National Institute of Food and Agriculture (Award #PEN04926) Principle Award Recipient: CaroleeT. Bull

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