List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) moves to the DSMZ.

The List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) was acquired in November 2019 by the DSMZ and was relaunched using an entirely new production system in February 2020. This article describes in detail the structure of the new site, navigation, page layout, search facilities and new features.

Why are so many effectively published names of prokaryotic taxa never validated?

Nearly half of the new names of prokaryotic taxa between the ranks of subspecies and class that were effectively published in journals other than the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology (IJSEM) in the period 2014-2017 were never submitted for validation. A survey of such effectively published names that include information on the etymology of the name, a description of the taxon, and for species and subspecies generally at least one culture collection deposit, shows that for more than 150 such effectively published names per year on average, validation was never requested. To prevent further accumulation in the literature of names of prokaryotic taxa without standing in the nomenclature, we call upon authors of taxon descriptions and on the editors of the journals handling such papers to be more aware of the duty to validate effectively published names.

LPSN - List of Prokaryotic names with Standing in Nomenclature (bacterio.net), 20 years on.

The List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN) was established in 1997 as the List of Bacterial Names with Standing in Nomenclature (LBSN); it quickly became a key online resource for anyone interested in bacterial and archaeal nomenclature and classification. This review looks at numbers of prokaryotic names published since the Approved Lists of Bacterial Names, current usage of LPSN and future developments.

LPSN--list of prokaryotic names with standing in nomenclature.

The List of Prokaryotic Names with Standing in Nomenclature (LPSN; http://www.bacterio.net) is a database that lists the names of prokaryotes (Bacteria and Archaea) that have been validly published in the International Journal of Systematic and Evolutionary Microbiology directly or by inclusion in a Validation List, under the Rules of International Code of Nomenclature of Bacteria. Currently there are 15 974 taxa listed. In addition, LPSN has an up-to-date classification of prokaryotes and information on prokaryotic nomenclature and culture collections.